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Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire
by Hack, Richard
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 189322435X
- ISBN 13
- 9781893224353
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About This Item
Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press, 2001. Cloth, xii, 444 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. First printing. Fine DJ. "Howard Hughes was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, award-winning film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric, and, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the United States. Newly uncovered personal letters, over 110,000 pages of sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, never-before-published autopsy reports and exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, so perverse in his desires, and so influential that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the influence and manipulation of this billionaire has left an indelible and unique mark on the American cultural landscape. Howard Hughes never kept a diary, yet he wrote over 8000 pages of memos, letters and personal notes that chronicle his life and thoughts. Impeccably researched for decades by Hollywood investigative writer Richard Hack, here at last is the complete and definitive story of a truly extraordinary life." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
Synopsis
Howard Hughes was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, award-winning film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric, and, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the United States. His desire for privacy was so fierce and his isolation so complete that even now, twenty-five years after his death, inaccurate stories continue to circulate, and many have been published as fact. Hughes explodes the illusion of his life and exposes the man behind the myth. He was a playboy whose sexual exploits with Hollywood stars and starlets were legendary. He was a man without compassion,; an entrepreneur without ethics; an eccentric trapped by his own insanity, sealed off from reality, who died a lonely and, until now. mysterious death.
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- LEFT COAST BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112614
- Title
- Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire
- Author
- Hack, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 189322435X
- ISBN 13
- 9781893224353
- Publisher
- New Millennium Press
- Place of Publication
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Film, TV, & Video / Film / History & Criticism;
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