Buncombe Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds, Volume 63Julian M. Pleasants Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963), U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1933 to 1945, was one of the most eccentric politicians in American history. His travels, his five marriages, his public faux pas, and his flamboyant campaigns provided years of amuse |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Early Years | 6 |
The Democratic Primary of 1932 | 21 |
Culmination of the Dream | 43 |
Early Years in the Senate 19331935 | 59 |
Movie Stars Aliens and Neutrality | 91 |
Reelection | 114 |
Neutrality 1939 | 133 |
Guns and Diamonds | 197 |
The War Years | 222 |
The End of a Career | 246 |
The Last Hurrah | 258 |
Epilogue | 281 |
Notes | 289 |
Bibliography | 331 |
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