The biggest and best-managed company in the U.S. tobacco industry. That's how Time magazine described the R.J Reynolds Tobacco Co. in a cover story in April 1960. But the good times would not last. Lost Empire is about a company and an industry under attack from government regulators and trial lawyers. It is a story of sacrifice and greed, of honor and deception. It is about the consequences of inaction and of the roads not taken. And because of RJR's ties to our community, it is also the story of Winston-Salem. About the Series | Acknowledgements | Bibliography | Chapters | Links | Notables Chapter 1: On the Brink: As R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. got ready to introduce its first filter cigarette, a proud history tied to Camel's growth was bumping up against the future

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