Howard Hughes And His Flying Boat
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0966317505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1965, Hughes concocted a new weapon to combat his would-be biographers -- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc., to whom he granted the exclusive right to use (publish, write, etc.) the name, personality, likeness, biography, life story, and incidents relating thereto of Howard R. Hughes. Would-be biographers were persuaded or forced to desist. Some were offered lucrative positions and disappeared into the ranks of the Hughes organizations never to be heard from again. Here are behind-the-scenes stories that lift the veils of secrecy and controversy that have surrounded Hughes and his works during his lifetime. It is the story of Hughes the aviator and designer of unusual airplanes during a fascinating era in aviation history. This is more than the story of the world's largest airplane. Hughes employees were forbidden to talk about their boss. Even after Random House pulled the fangs of Rosemont in a hard-fought and celebrated court case, and even after Hughes's death, vestiges of the old security barriers remained. It is the story of his life before he became the wheeler-dealer of Las Vegas, of the airplane crashes that changed the course of his life, of his mysterious "disappearance" for nine months, and of his struggle to vindicate himself and his works during the Senate investigation of his wartime contracts. It is easy to see why. While he lived, it was difficult to write
BARTON CAPTURES THE GENIUS OF HOWARD HUGHES & SPRUCE GOOSE During the last 30 years I've had the rare opportunity to read every known autobiography ever published on Howard Hughes, along with incalculable magazine and newspaper articles. In fact, only recently, my "Letter-to-the-Editor", regarding the major overlook as Hughes as one of the Top 20 industrialist of the 20th Centuryappeared in the 1998 Man-of-The-Year issue of Time magazine. I guess you may call me a Hughesonian? With this in mind, I must rate Charles Barton examination at the life of Howard Hughes in his 276-page book titled, "Howard Hughes and his Flying Book", as the finest ever published to date. While. Excellent Book Amazon Customer I was initially put off by the title, thinking that this might be written for junior readers. But once I began reading it I realized that this was far from the truth.The book is very well written, and very informative. It gives a very mature insight into the HK-1 project, as well as Howard Hughes himself.I highly recommend this book to anybody wanting a detailed account of the events pertaining to Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat.. More Than The Story Of A Big Wooden Plane A Customer This book was written by, and with, aircraft pilots in mind, but you don't have to be a pilot to enjoy reading it. It covers all aspects of Hughes' brilliance, life at the time, quirks, and headaches with the US Government over the "white elephant" that came to be known as the "Spruce Goose". Terrific reading for anyone who wants to know more about Hughes, or this amazing feat of design. A thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying read. This book may still be available at the souvenir stand if you should go to see the Flying Boat in person in California.
"Gene" Blandford, former Hughes Aircraft Flight Test Engineer"I have read thirteen books regarding Howard Hughes, but of them all Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat by Charles Barton handles the flying boat story the best of all." -- Jack Real, long-time friend and confidant of Howard Hughes"So much bilge has been written about him and his life in aviation that it was literally with relief and great pleasure that I read your work. "Absolutely outstanding You have captured and presented a better image of the Old Man than any other I have read" -- Charles E. It is an outstanding contribution " -- Jerry Hannifin, former Aviation & Space Editor, TIME, Inc.