{"product_id":"9781475969221","title":"Hughesworld: The Strange Life and Death of an American Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHughesworld\u003c\/i\u003e is an authentic account written by a press spokesman for Howard Hughes that traces the highlights of his varied life in motion pictures and aviation but concentrates on the management struggle that followed his death in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHughes died intestate, or without a valid will, opening up a circus of phony will documents. In addition hundreds of far-distant relatives staked claims. A first cousin, Texas lawyer William Lummis, assumed control after a long and bitter struggle with executives and lawyers who had previously managed Hughes’  businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHughes is shown as a brilliant aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, as well as a motion picture producer and an able if unorthodox industrialist. At one time he owed a major airline, TWA, a leading oil well drilling bit company, Hughes Tool, and a missile and electonics concern, Hughes Aircraft. In the final phase of his business life, he owned six Las Vegas hotel-casinos.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe ended as a tragic character, living secluded in pain from injuries sustained in plane crashes, rendered helpless by drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141725208816,"sku":"9781475969221","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475969221_p0.jpg?v=1763607587","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475969221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}