Curious Facts about Howard Hughes

Without the help of Howard Hughes America would have LOST WWII; Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell would not have had acting careers; space exploration would still be in early stages of development...Brief Biographies: Learn about Clara Barton's psychotic upbringing; why Walt Disney negatively portrayed FBI agents in his last movies; why Charles Goodyear sold his kid's school books; how Abe Lincoln treated his father like dirt; how top mobster boss Charles Lucky Luciano (Murder Inc.) saved hundreds of soldier's lives during WWII; why Valentine's Day 1884 devastated Teddy Roosevelt; why America's bravest fighting general Mad Anthony Wayne was afraid of the fort named in his honor by President George Washington; how Jakow Tractenberg created a speed math system while suffering in Hitler's concentration camps / 207 source notes / Indexed / National Aviation Hall of Fame: The Howard Hughes portion of the book was a fascinating read. / 13 point text for easy reading.