Howard Hughes in Las Vegas
by Garrison, Omar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Georgetown, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lyle Stuart. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Mild edgewear with two short edge tears; puncture tear to spine of dj . Protected in a removable archival cover. . 293 pages. Why did Howard Hughes, America's richest and most baffling industrial genius, suddenly go on a colossal spending spree in Las Vegas? What is befind the whirlwind purchase of multimillion dollar hotels and casinos; real estate, airports, raw land and mining claims? Why, at the age of 62, after achieving near miracles in the world of aviation, electronics and motion picture production, does he suddenly embark on a new career of such magnitude that it would challenge a man half his age? In this exciting and intimate report, the author answers these and other equally intriguing questions. .
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- Bookseller
- Storbeck's (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 604739
- Title
- Howard Hughes in Las Vegas
- Author
- Garrison, Omar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lyle Stuart
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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