Imagen 1 de 4
Galería
Imagen 1 de 4
¿Quieres vender uno?
Katharine & RJ Reynolds Partners of Fortune, Making of New South Gillespie 2016
USD19,47
Aproximadamente16,75 EUR
Estado:
“Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover book is clean and ”... Más informaciónacerca del estado
- ¡Cómpralo ya!Katharine & RJ Reynolds Partners of Fortune, Making of New South Gillespie 2016
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Envío:
USD4,99 (aprox. 4,29 EUR) USPS Media MailTM.
Ubicado en: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Estados Unidos
Entrega:
Entrega prevista entre el mié. 19 nov. y el lun. 24 nov. a 94104
Devoluciones:
30 días para devoluciones. El comprador paga el envío de la devolución..
Pagos:
Compra con confianza
Sobre este artículo
El vendedor asume toda la responsabilidad de este anuncio.
N.º de artículo de eBay:116329954903
Última actualización el 04 nov 2025 15:08:47 H.EspVer todas las actualizacionesVer todas las actualizaciones
Características del artículo
- Estado
- En muy buen estado
- Notas del vendedor
- Ex Libris
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Era
- 1910s. 1900s, 1920s
- Features
- paperback, photos,
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalize
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Personalized
- No
- ISBN
- 9780820347226
Acerca de este producto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
0820347221
ISBN-13
9780820347226
eBay Product ID (ePID)
203671827
Product Key Features
Book Title
Katharine and R. J. Reynolds : Partners of Fortune in the Making of the New South
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, United States / 20th Century, Business
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Carefully researched and elegantly written, this thoughtful and engaging dual biography of Katharine and R. J. Reynolds is a story that needed to be told. . . . A sophisticated study that will appeal to a broad range of readers within and beyond the academy, Gillespie's work pivots on her keen insights about the dynamics of power in a political culture built on intricate hierarchies of race, class, and gender., Ms. Gillespie uses Katharine's life and work as a kind of prism through which to view the prejudices and predilections of Southern culture in the 1910s and 1920s. The author . . . also offers an impressively researched essay on the emergence of the post-bellum Southern economy. . . . Ms. Gillespie has . . . produced a rich and original history of misunderstood period, one drawn almost entirely from primary sources., "Michele Gillespie's sophisticated examination of the intertwined lives of Katharine and R. J. Reynolds represents an exceptional contribution to the historiography of the modern South. At once a penetrating portrait of a marriage and an acute analysis of the many ways in which the lives of the partners shed light on business and social history, Gillespie's book provides readers with dazzling new insights regarding the dynamics of power in the rapidly modernizing region the Reynoldses called home."--Peter A. Coclanis, Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [T]he range and depth of Gillespie's work coupled with clarity of her writing combine to create a read that will be welcomed by students of history - both amateur and academic - who want an interview view of the world occupied by the founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Mary Katharine Smith., Michele Gillespie's sophisticated examination of the intertwined lives of Katharine and R. J. Reynolds represents an exceptional contribution to the historiography of the modern South. At once a penetrating portrait of a marriage and an acute analysis of the many ways in which the lives of the partners shed light on business and social history, Gillespie's book provides readers with dazzling new insights regarding the dynamics of power in the rapidly modernizing region the Reynoldses called home., In this well-researched joint biography of entrepreneur Richard Joshua Reynolds (RJR) and businesswoman Katharine Smith Reynolds, Michele Gillespie traces the rise of a husband and wife from the ranks of the middling sort to positions of great wealth and power. . . . The author takes care to situate the couple in the economic, political, and social currents of their time, and Gillespie's diligence in this regard informs readers about southern history and conveys appreciation for the lives of the couple.
Dewey Decimal
338.7/63371092273 B
Synopsis
Separately they were formidable--together they were unstoppable. Despite their intriguing lives and the deep impact they had on their community and region, the story of Richard Joshua Reynolds (1850-1918) and Katharine Smith Reynolds (1880-1924) has never been fully told. Now Michele Gillespie provides a sweeping account of how R. J. and Katharine succeeded in realizing their American dreams. From relatively modest beginnings, R. J. launched the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which would eventually develop two hugely profitable products, Prince Albert pipe tobacco and Camel cigarettes. His marriage in 1905 to Katharine Smith, a dynamic woman thirty years his junior, marked the beginning of a unique partnership that went well beyond the family. As a couple, the Reynoldses conducted a far-ranging social life and, under Katharine's direction, built Reynolda House, a breathtaking estate and model farm. Providing leadership to a series of progressive reform movements and business innovations, they helped drive one of the South's best examples of rapid urbanization and changing race relations in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Together they became one of the New South's most influential elite couples. Upon R. J.'s death, Katharine reinvented herself, marrying a World War I veteran many years her junior and engaging in a significant new set of philanthropic pursuits. Katharine and R. J. Reynolds reveals the broad economic, social, cultural, and political changes that were the backdrop to the Reynoldses' lives. Portraying a New South shaped by tensions between rural poverty and industrial transformation, white working-class inferiority and deeply entrenched racism, and the solidification of a one-party political system, Gillespie offers a masterful life-and-times biography of these important North Carolinians., Separately they were formidable-together they were unstoppable. Despite their intriguing lives and the deep impact they had on their community and region, the story of Richard Joshua Reynolds (1850-1918) and Katharine Smith Reynolds (1880-1924) has never been fully told. Now Michele Gillespie provides a sweeping account of how R. J. and Katharine succeeded in realizing their American dreams. From relatively modest beginnings, R. J. launched the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which would eventually develop two hugely profitable products, Prince Albert pipe tobacco and Camel cigarettes. His marriage in 1905 to Katharine Smith, a dynamic woman thirty years his junior, marked the beginning of a unique partnership that went well beyond the family. As a couple, the Reynoldses conducted a far-ranging social life and, under Katharine's direction, built Reynolda House, a breathtaking estate and model farm. Providing leadership to a series of progressive reform movements and business innovations, they helped drive one of the South's best examples of rapid urbanization and changing race relations in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Together they became one of the New South's most influential elite couples. Upon R. J.'s death, Katharine reinvented herself, marrying a World War I veteran many years her junior and engaging in a significant new set of philanthropic pursuits. Katharine and R. J. Reynolds reveals the broad economic, social, cultural, and political changes that were the backdrop to the Reynoldses' lives. Portraying a New South shaped by tensions between rural poverty and industrial transformation, white working-class inferiority and deeply entrenched racism, and the solidification of a one-party political system, Gillespie offers a masterful life-and-times biography of these important North Carolinians., Despite its intrigue, the story of R. J. and Katharine Reynolds, the tobacco magnates, had never been fully told. Gillespie now provides a sweeping account of how one of the nation's most influential elite couples came together to shape the New South in an age of modernization and progressive reformation.
LC Classification Number
HD9139
Descripción del artículo del vendedor
Información de vendedor profesional
Acerca de este vendedor
PorterMonkeyBooks
100% de votos positivos•1,4 mil artículos vendidos
Registrado como vendedor profesional
Votos de vendedor (440)
- 1***c (26)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaOrdering the true 1st edition of this book proved to be an ordeal. It took me four goes to finally land one! It seems for this specific book the automated form filling software used by many sellers puts forward the multiple reprints between 1999 and 2001 as 1st editions. Thankfully this seller provided detailed photos, so I could order in confidence. The book arrived on the 1st day of the delivery window and was very securely boxed up. A happy customer.
- *****- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Último añoCompra verificadaWow....hard to find item, in perfect condition, sent quickly with excellent packaging and communication, for a very reasonable price. What's not to like!! Excellent seller. I recommend them without reservation. To the seller, thank you very much.
- u***g (218)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadagreat communications, top quality packaging, fast and reliable shipping. Great value for item. Highly recommended.Phantom Coloring Book RARE Falk & McCoy, 1965 Vintage Comic Hero Near Fine (#116630828273)
PorterMonkeyBooks
100% de votos positivos•1,4 mil artículos vendidos
Registrado como vendedor profesional
Votos de vendedor (440)
- 1***c (26)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaOrdering the true 1st edition of this book proved to be an ordeal. It took me four goes to finally land one! It seems for this specific book the automated form filling software used by many sellers puts forward the multiple reprints between 1999 and 2001 as 1st editions. Thankfully this seller provided detailed photos, so I could order in confidence. The book arrived on the 1st day of the delivery window and was very securely boxed up. A happy customer.
- *****- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Último añoCompra verificadaWow....hard to find item, in perfect condition, sent quickly with excellent packaging and communication, for a very reasonable price. What's not to like!! Excellent seller. I recommend them without reservation. To the seller, thank you very much.
- u***g (218)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadagreat communications, top quality packaging, fast and reliable shipping. Great value for item. Highly recommended.Phantom Coloring Book RARE Falk & McCoy, 1965 Vintage Comic Hero Near Fine (#116630828273)