If you're interested in the history of ice, refrigeration and other technologies, I recommend "How We Got To Now" by Steven Johnson
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/03/how-we-got-to-now-by-steven-johnson-six-innovations-made-modern-world

The founder of the Ice Trade in the US made his fortune (after a couple of missteps) because both the ice and the insulation (saw dust, wood shavings and rice husks) were free.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_trade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Tudor