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Charles E. Hires and the drink that wowed a nation : the life and times of a Philadelphia entrepreneur /
- Title
- Charles E. Hires and the drink that wowed a nation : the life and times of a Philadelphia entrepreneur / Bill Double.
- Author
- Double, Bill,
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HD9349.S632 D68 2018 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 248 pages : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
- 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"--
- Subjects
- Businesspeople > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography
- Soft drink industry > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography
- Pharmacists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography
- Soft drinks > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History
- Hires, Charles E., 1891-1937
- Inventors > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 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.
- ISBN
- 9781439915912
- 1439915911
- LCCN
- 2017052256
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library