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Frederic Tudor: America's Ice King

What could be more refreshing on a hot day than an iced drink? To most of us$,$ ice$-$cold drinks seem normal. But for people living in a warm climate in the early $1800$ s$,$ such a thing was not possible. Refrigeration had not yet been invented. Ice was simply not available$-$until a Massachusetts businessman named Frederic Tudor found a way.

Frederic Tudor was born in Boston in $1783.$ His family believed in education and thought college was de rigueur. All three of his brothers went to Harvard College. Frederic thought college was for loafers. He believed in action. At the age of thirteen, he left school to go into business.

When Frederic was seventeen, his brother John became very ill. His doctor told John to spend time in a warm climate, and Frederic went with him to Havana, Cuba. The cure was unsuccessful, but the journey

A He wanted to get back to Boston as soon as possible.

B His money was quickly running ol

C The port would so be closed to American ships.

D He had no place to store the ice befor it melted.