Bill Double

Charles Elmer Hires, an inventive druggist who parlayed a home-brewed root beer into an iconic national brand, was an outstanding entrepreneur of America's gilded age. Creativity, tenacity and a gift for recognizing opportunities propelled this farm boy, who left home at 12 as an apprentice, into the ranks of industry titans. (Published by Temple University Press.)

This book tells the story of this historic square square illustrated with more than 150 photographs, vintage maps and drawings.