
Few American figures embodied brilliance, power, and outright strangeness as completely as Howard Hughes. By the time of his death in 1976, Hughes was one of the richest men in the world, a pioneer of aviation, a Hollywood mogul, and … Continue reading →

Howard Hughes was a man whose ambition matched his fortune—and whose inner life was as complex as it was tragic. A record-setting aviator and aviation pioneer, Hughes was also a brilliant inventor, a powerful industrialist, a legendary Hollywood producer, a … Continue reading →

Howard Hughes was a man whose ambition matched his fortune—and whose inner life was as complex as it was tragic. A record-setting aviator and aviation pioneer, Hughes was also a brilliant inventor, a powerful industrialist, a legendary Hollywood producer, a … Continue reading →

During the Gilded Age, a small circle of Americans accumulated fortunes so vast they reshaped the nation itself. But one man stood above them all. When asked to name the richest American in history, most people instinctively say Bill … Continue reading →

During the Gilded Age, a small circle of Americans accumulated fortunes so vast they reshaped the nation itself. But one man stood above them all. When asked to name the richest American in history, most people instinctively say Bill … Continue reading →