Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation by Bill Double

Posted by Andrew Smith on Jan 13, 2020 in | Comments Off on Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation by Bill Double Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur by Bill Double Temple University Press, 228 pp, paper $24.95 Long before there was Coke, Pepsi or Dr. Pepper, there was root beer. American Indians flavored water with various roots, including those of sassafras trees. European Americans liked sassafras-flavored concoctions, and homebrewers added...
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Pennsylvania Icons: State Treasures Telling the Story of the Commonwealth

Posted by Bradley Smith on Apr 19, 2016 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Icons: State Treasures Telling the Story of the Commonwealth   Pennsylvania Icons is a landmark exhibition at The State Museum of Pennsylvania that tells the story of the commonwealth and its people, places, industries, creations and events with more than 400 artifacts and specimens from the museum’s collection. The State Museum contains the largest and most comprehensive Pennsylvania history collection in the world, with a diverse array of objects...
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