Hughes, the private diaries, memos and letters : the definitive biography of the first American billionaire / by Richard Hack.

Hughes, the private diaries, memos and letters : the definitive biography of the first American billionaire / by Richard Hack.

Alternate Title
Definitive biography of the first American billionaire

By
Hack, Richard.

Publication Date
2001

Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : New Millennium Press,

Physical Description
444 p. : ill.

Subject Term
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
 
Millionaires -- United States -- Biography.

Summary
Howard Hughes is legendary for his success as an industrialist, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, philanthropist & for much of his lifetime, was the richest man in the USA. He's also remembered for his eccentric behavior & reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. His desire for privacy so fierce, & his isolation so complete, that even 25 years after his death, inaccurate stories continue be circulated & published as fact. Hack shatters the illusion of his life & exposes the man behind the myth. Hughes was a playboy whose sexual exploits with both Hollywood stars & starlets are legendary.

Language
English

ISBN
9781893224353


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