My Gift to You. Here is one of my books that might interest you.
I write short books that explore overlooked moments in history, unusual ideas, human mistakes, and the lessons hidden inside them. Many of my books investigate real events that make people ask, "Who thought this was a good idea?"
Selling Cold to the Tropics
It shouldn’t have worked.
But it did.
In the early nineteenth century, a Boston entrepreneur proposed an idea that sounded almost absurd.He believed he could make money by selling ice to people living in the tropics.At the time, ice was something most people only experienced during winter. Once the season ended, it disappeared. The idea that frozen water could be harvested, stored, and shipped across oceans seemed unrealistic.
