Howard Hughes : Power, Paranoia, and Palace Intrigue, Revised and Expanded /

"Howard Hughes chronicles the life and legacies of one of the most intriguing and accomplished Americans of the twentieth century. Hughes made big-budget movies, built the world's fastest and largest airplanes, and helped transform and grow Las Vegas. He was a respected trailblazer and fir...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Schumacher, Geoff (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, [2020]
Édition:University of Nevada Press edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Hughes, Howard, > 1905-1976.
Hughes, Howard, > 1905-1976 > Friends and associates.
Hughes, Howard, > 1905-1976 > Influence.
Recluses.
Real estate developers.
Politics and government.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Millionaires.
Manners and customs.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Friendship.
Air pilots.
Promoteurs immobiliers > Nevada > Las Vegas > Histoire > Biographies.
Producteurs et realisateurs de cinema > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pilotes d'aeronef > États-Unis > Biographies.
Millionnaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Recluses > United States > Biography.
Real estate developers > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > Biography.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Air pilots > United States > Biography.
Millionaires > United States > Biography.
United States.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History > 20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
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Résumé:"Howard Hughes chronicles the life and legacies of one of the most intriguing and accomplished Americans of the twentieth century. Hughes made big-budget movies, built the world's fastest and largest airplanes, and helped transform and grow Las Vegas. He was a respected trailblazer and firebrand, but behind the facade his physical and mental health declined to the point of incapacitation. This book takes you behind the curtain to understand what really happened to Howard Hughes and what he has left behind"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (345 pages).
ISBN:9781948908610

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