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Michael Drosnin’s *Citizen Hughes* is a New York Times‑bestselling nonfiction work that reveals the secret life of aviation icon Howard Hughes. The book compiles almost ten thousand unpublished documents, including more than three thousand handwritten memos written by Hughes himself. It documents the 1974 break‑in at Hughes’s headquarters, the FBI investigation that followed, and the CIA’s effort to recover the lost files. Drosnin’s investigation ultimately brings the hidden history of the billionaire playboy and pilot to light. The book offers a detailed record of Hughes’s private affairs and business dealings, showing how he managed his empire through correspondence and how he guarded his most confidential information. By combining archival research with the analysis of Hughes’s own writings, Drosnin provides a portrait of one of America’s most enigmatic figures. *Citizen Hughes* is a revealing account that sheds light on Hughes’s private life, his business empire, and the efforts to recover what was stolen from his once‑tamper‑proof stronghold.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Michael Drosnin
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