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Author:

Schnakenberg, Heidi.

Title:

Kid Carolina : R.J. Reynolds, Jr., a tobacco fortune, and the mysterious death of a Southern icon / Heidi Schnakenberg.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Center Street,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xiv, 333 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Reynolds, R. J.--(Richard Joshua),--1906-1964.
Reynolds, R. J.--(Richard Joshua),--1850-1918--Family.
Businessmen--United States--Biography.
Heirs--North Carolina--Biography.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Philanthropists--United States--Biography.
Politicians--North Carolina--Biography.
North Carolina--Biography.
Winston-Salem (N.C.)--Biography.
Sapelo Island (Ga.)--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.305-321) and index.

Contents:

The patriarch -- Favorite son -- Life after R.J. -- Crashing with the stock market -- Tragedy at Reynolda -- Love, yachts, and politics -- Love and war -- Destiny calls -- Dick and Muriel's secret affair -- On the run -- Return to Sapelo Island -- Cracks in the romance -- Le divorce -- Winston-Salem society -- Smith -- Things fall apart -- Darien -- North Carolina's Prince of Wales : the mystery.

Summary:

An intimate look at the dramatic, tumultuous life and mysterious death of Dick Reynolds--tobacco fortune heir, business tycoon, cultural obsession, and true American icon.

ISBN:

1599951037
9781599951034

OCLC:

(OCoLC)318878493

LCCN:

2009027899

Locations:

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

DSPA413 -- Corwith Public Library (Corwith)

VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)

MJPA553 -- Lu Verne Public Library (Lu Verne)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)