Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters- The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire

Howard Hughes was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, award-wining film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric, &, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the U.S. This definitive biography explodes the illusion of his life & exposes the man behind the myth. Newly uncovered personal letters, over 110,000 pages of sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, never-before-pub. autopsy reports & exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, so perverse in his desires, & so influential that his impact continues to be felt even today. Hughes never kept a diary, yet he wrote over 8,000 pages of memos, letters & personal notes that chronicle his life & thoughts. Photos.