Howard Hughes: His Life And Madness

Donald L Barlett, James B Steele

W. W. Norton & Company, Sep 21, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 687 pages

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.

Contents

• DEATH IN MEXICO: 19
• THE EARLY YEARS: 26
• HOLLYWOOD: 60
• HERO: 75
• THE WAR YEARS: 105
• THE SENATE INVESTIGATION: 137
• MOVIES MISSILES AND COMMUNISTS: 163
• REVOLT AT CULVER CITY: 188
• SEEDS OF DISASTER: 210
• BREAKDOWN: 228
• RETREAT: 252
• A NEW CAREER: 278
• LORD OF THE DESERT: 298
• OUT OF CONTROL: 319
• THE 90MILLION MISTAKE: 350
• THE BILLIONDOLLAR DEAL: 367
• THE HIJACKING OF AIR WEST: 383
• GOLD FEVER: 400
• TURNING POINT: 425
• THE POLITICAL CONNECTION: 450
• LIFE IN EXILE: 469
• WATERGATE: 496
• HUGHESGATE: 519
• THE CIAS BESTKEPT SECRET: 536
• THE LAST YEAR: 552
• THE FIGHT FOR THE FORTUNE: 582
• A SUMMING UP: 624

Bibliographic information

• Title: Howard Hughes: His Life And Madness
• Authors: Donald L Barlett, James B Steele
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
• ISBN: 0393326020, 9780393326024
• Length: 687 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Business; Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous; History / General; Religion / General