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The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds

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Robert Rice Reynolds was a colorful and suave Senator who represented North Carolina from 1933 to 1945 before his controversial ideas and dramatic lifestyle made him unpopular with voters. Dr. Julian M. Pleasants, professor of history emeritus University of Florida, is the author of "Buncombe Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds." Dr. Pleasants discusses Reynolds political rise and fall and examines his controversial ideologies.

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