Charles E. Hires and the drink that wowed a nation [electronic resource] : 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 : Temple University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Hires, Charles E. > (Charles Elmer), > 1851-1937.
Charles E. Hires Company.
Soft drink industry > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Businesspeople > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Pharmacists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Inventors > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Soft drinks > United States > History.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2018 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation: The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Farm to pharmacy
  • A rustic tea party
  • Bubbly water begets an industry
  • Sideline to main line
  • Never wink in the dark
  • Temperance trauma
  • Twenty years too late?
  • Milk and sugar
  • Letting go.