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  • A Select Bibliography on the History of Barq's Root Beer
  • Erica Van Schaik

The following bibliography on the history of Barq's Root Beer complements Hilda Martin Wade's preceding photo essay. I want to thank the following individuals for their assistance in compiling this bibliography: Charles Sullivan and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Archives; Kat Bergeron at Biloxi's Sun Herald; Jane Shambra at the Biloxi Public Library; Valerie Ellis at the Mobile Public Library; Patty Furr with the Jackson-Hinds Library System; Alice J. Aldridge; and Mrs. Hilda Martin Wade.

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