Charles E. Hires and the drink that wowed a nation : the life and times of a Philadelphia entrepreneur / Bill Double

Author: Double, Bill
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date: ©2018
Physical Description: xi, 248 pages ; 22 cm

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Contents

Farm to pharmacy -- A rustic tea party -- Bubbly water begets an industry -- From sideline to main line -- Never wink in the dark -- Temperance trauma -- Twenty years too late? -- Milk and sugar -- Letting go.

Summary

"Charles E. Hires and the Drink that Wowed a Nation is the first biography of Charles Elmer Hires, a Philadelphia druggist who parlayed a home-brewed beverage into an iconic national brand -- Hires Root Beer -- and is recognized as a significant entrepreneur of America's Gilded Age."--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN

9781439915912 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1439915911 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased with funds from the Tiley Family Memorial Libraries Endowment in memory of Raymond A. and Betty Jane Lindenmuth Tiley ; 2018

Endowment Note

Tiley Family Memorial Libraries Endowment in memory of Raymond A. and Betty Jane Lindenmuth Tiley

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