Kid Carolina
Subtitle: R.J. Reynolds, Jr., a tobacco fortune, and the mysterious death of a Southern icon
By: Heidi Schnakenberg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Center Street
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599951034
Subjects: Reynolds, R. J. -- 1906-1964; Reynolds, R. J. -- 1850-1918 -- Family; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Heirs -- North Carolina -- Biography; Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography; Politicians -- North Carolina -- Biography; North Carolina -- Biography; Winston-Salem (N.C.) -- Biography; Sapelo Island (Ga.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "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"--Provided by the publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The patriarch; title: Favorite son; title: Life after R.J.; title: Crashing with the stock market; title: Tragedy at Reynolda; title: Love, yachts, and politics; title: Love and war; title: Destiny calls; title: Dick and Muriel's secret affair; title: On the run; title: Return to Sapelo Island; title: Cracks in the romance; title: Le divorce; title: Winston-Salem society; title: Smith; title: Things fall apart; title: Darien; title: North Carolina's Prince of Wales : the mystery.