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

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"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 pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Double, Bill (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Hires, Charles E., > 1891- Soft drink industry > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography. Businesspeople > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography. Pharmacists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography. Inventors > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography. Soft drinks > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History. Businesspeople. Inventors. Pharmacists. Soft drink industry. Soft drinks. Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	xi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
Format:	Book

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