In the pages of American business history, few names resonate with as much intrigue and controversy as that of Richard Joshua Reynolds, the driving force behind R.J. Reynolds in the nation's tobacco empire. Born into modest circumstances in North Carolina, Reynolds embarked on a journey that would irrevocably alter the trajectory of the burgeoning American tobacco industry. As the 19th century gave way to the 20th, he astutely recognized the untapped...
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