Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. Here at last, in a uniquely full and brilliantly documented biography by a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth. Hughes had always been different. Raised by overprotective parents, pathologically fearful of germs, in awe of his father, unable to make friends, he grew into a man ruled by madness. Certainly his riches set him apart. But he was also tough. Orphaned and a millionaire at eighteen, Hughes repudiated his relatives, seized control of the Hughes Tool Company, the linchpin of his fortune, and went on to become a flamboyant movie producer, holder of many world aviation records, principal owner of Trans World Airlines, a critically-important defense contractor, Hollywood's most pursued, and elusive, bachelor, and partner of the United States government. This is an epic biography of an epic figure, who bestrode the world like a colossus, yet could not master himself.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0786178477
ISBN-13
9780786178476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46580408
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empire : the Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes
Author
Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, General, Business
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Dimensions
Item Length
5in.
Item Height
1.9in.
Item Width
6.1in.
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
Abridged Edition
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
338/.04/0924
Dewey Edition
19
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