In the book, he traces Birdseye from his birth in Brooklyn, N.Y., to his early adventures out West researching Rocky Mountain spotted fever to his job as fur trader in Labrador around 1912.

In the book, he traces Birdseye from his birth in Brooklyn, N.Y., to his early adventures out West researching Rocky Mountain spotted fever to his job as fur trader in Labrador around 1912.

Clarence Birdseye, founder of the frozen food company Birds Eye, in Labrador, Newfoundland, about 1912. It was no major setback for someone as curious and enterprising as Birdseye.

Mark Kurlansky, first-rate biographer and author of Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man(Anchor Books, $15.95, paperback), is the paragon of a reliable narrator. His new book corrects decades ...

As a young fur trader working in Labrador, Newfoundland, Birdseye was intrigued by the flash-freeze method he had seen the native Inuits use. Their method meant that fish could be eaten long after ...

In 1912, Birdseye met a missionary who was heading up an expedition to Labrador, then a part of the Dominion of Newfoundland. Intrigued, Birdseye joined the expedition and spent six weeks there.