Author : Christopher John Jenner
Publisher : Christopher Jenner
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1311934588
This stunning expose attempts to blow the lid off the decades old case of the death of Howard Hughes, playboy movie-maker, aviator and businessman, alleging a murder and takeover conspiracy orchestrated by the very company designated to care for an aging Hughes The Final Days of Howard Hughes exposes Summa Corp. Syndicate's efforts to siphon off the wealth of The Man, and cover up their neglect, malfeasance and murder with a very detailed Plan of action, all exposed within.
Author : Peter Harry Brown
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 2004-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306813924
Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the twentieth century. He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace pilot, a matinee-idol-handsome playboy, a major movie maker who bedded a long list of Hollywood glamour queens, a sexual sultan with a harem of teenage consorts, a political insider with intimate ties to Watergate, a Las Vegas kingpin, and ultimately a bizarre recluse whose final years and shocking death were cloaked in macabre mystery. Now he is the subject of Martin Scorsese's biopic The Aviator. Few people have been able to penetrate the wall of secrecy that enshrouded this complex man. In this fascinating, revelation-packed biography, the full story of one of the most daring, enigmatic, and reclusive power brokers America has ever known is finally told.
Author : Darwin Porter
Publisher : Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 46,89 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780974811819
Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider's perspective about what money can buy, and what it can't.
Author : James Phelan
Publisher : Orion Business
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Businessmen
ISBN : 9780752813912
When Howard Hughes died in 1976, he left no will. His estate had more than 1000 claimants, including 22 cousins and many alleged, illegitimate offspring. This is the story of the battle to settle the final claim.
Author : Donald L. Barlett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 2011-04-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393078582
The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.
Author : Bob Woodward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1439127654
“An extraordinary work of reportage on the epic political story of our time” (Newsweek)—from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthors of All the President’s Men. The Final Days is the #1 New York Times bestselling, classic, behind-the-scenes account of Richard Nixon’s dramatic last months as president. Moment by moment, Bernstein and Woodward portray the taut, post-Watergate White House as Nixon, his family, his staff, and many members of Congress strained desperately to prevent his inevitable resignation. This brilliant book reveals the ordeal of Nixon’s fall from office—one of the gravest crises in presidential history.
Author : George J Marrett
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1682470377
George J. Marrett, a former test pilot for aviator Howard Hughes, separates fact from fiction to tell the inside story of the genius who set flight speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America’s most famous aircraft and weapons. The author draws on his wealth of experiences and those of other Hughes confidants to take readers inside Hughes’s complex and clandestine world. Marrett integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer and businessman who became America’s first billionaire.
Author : Charles Higham
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 31,46 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1466853158
Adapted to a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, The Aviator stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes! His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Charles Higham's biography tells the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma. Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his descent into madness. Bestselling biographer Higham goes beyond the enigma to reveal the incredible private life of Howard Hughes: * his romances with the great stars of Hollywood--Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and numerous others * his forays into sadomasochism * his involvement with Richard Nixon and Watergate * his bizarre final years This is a compelling portrait of a unique American figure--in a story as revealing as it is unforgettable.
Author : Douglas Wellman
Publisher : BQB Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1608081400
...well documented and researched...Boxes is definitely a fascinating read and a must read for anyone who is at all curious about Howard Hughes’ life. brThis second edition of Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes continues the history-changing story of Eva McLelland and her reclusive life married to a mystery man she discovered was Howard Hughes.br Eva McLelland kept her secret for thirty-one stressful years as she lived a nomadic existence with a man who refused to unpack his belongings for fear he would be discovered and have to flee. Only her husband’s death finally released her to tell the story that had been burning inside her for decades.
Author : Noah Dietrich
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 1976
Category :
ISBN : 9780449136522
