#59 Howard Hughes: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire

He was a film director, a producer, a test pilot, inventor, investor, and entrepreneur. And for most of his life, he was considered to be the richest man in America. At a time when being a millionaire was rare. Hughes had several billion dollars. That alone would have made him intriguing.

But he was a lore. was about far more than money. To unravel his story required the help of hundreds of journalists, lawyers, doctors, investigators, archivists, librarians, acquaintances, and lovers. Each contributing pieces of the grand puzzle of Hughes. In addition to interviews, court transcripts, and de depositions.

Hugh's own original papers were examined. While he never kept a private diary as such, He wrote over eight thousand pages of memos, notes, letters, and instructions. That chronicled his loves, hates, fears, and frustrations. Recently declassified FBI and CIA files were also analyzed.

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