A "revealing" new book on Howard Robert Hughes. It contains a collection of the most complete, in-depth, and extensive first-hand personal information available about him. It is biographical in nature, much of which comes from a confidential employee, Chuck Waldron, who shares in a very respectful and forthright manner some of the very human characteristics that Howard Hughes possessed.
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Verl Frehner was raised in Mesquite, Nevada, served in the peacetime Army in Germany, and married Toni Lawrence of Cedar City, Utah. He obtained a Master's degree from Brigham Young University and an Ed.D. from Utah State University. He worked in the schools in Las Vegas, Nevada. After retiring, Frehner has returned to his hometown of Mesquite, Nevada.
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As the assisant Manager of the Brittania Beach Hotel on Paradise Island from 1969 through 1974, I can personally attest to the accuracy of the entire 18 month period of the Hughes entourage stay in Nassau. I was well aquainted with Chuck Waldron before and during the entire period. It was like reading a journal of my life over 35 five years ago.
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I was very displeased with The Mysterious Howard Hughes Revealed. It becomes very obvious that the author is staying away from the issue of Howard's serious codeine addiction. In fact, the drug use is only very briefly and vaguely mentioned in this book in just a couple of places about how Howard would take more medication than was needed. Nothing is mentioned about how Hughes would inject the codeine himself and that broken needles were found in his arms after he died. It is very evident that the author is staying away from this subject and even his obsessive compulsive disorder and poor hygiene are not really gone into in any detail at all.
The main focus of this book is really the life one of Howard's aides, Chuck Waldron and how working with Hughes affected him. It makes for a dull read in my opinion mainly focusing on the logistics of moving Howard from place to place and his business dealings. There are also several flashbacks in this book that discuss lots of the early years. If you are looking for a really well written book on the later years of Howard Hughes get Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years by James Phelan. That is a MUCH better book and very candid about everything. I didn't learn anything new from reading The Mysterious Howard Hughes Revealed.
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HOWARD HUGHES HAD DECIDED IT WAS time for a change! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Howard Hughes, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chuck Waldron, Chester Davis, United States, John Holmes, Kay Glenn, Hughes Tool Company, Howard Eckersley, Eric Bundy, George Francom, Bill Gay, Jim Rickard, Miss Orange County, Romaine Street, Beverly Hills, Britannia Beach Hotel, Roy Crawford, Emerald Beach Hotel, Tony Blackman, Clyde Crow, Noah Dietrich, Gordon Margulis, Jack Real New!
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HOWARD HUGHES HAD DECIDED IT WAS time for a change! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Howard Hughes, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chuck Waldron, Chester Davis, United States, John Holmes, Kay Glenn, Hughes Tool Company, Howard Eckersley, Eric Bundy, George Francom, Bill Gay, Jim Rickard, Miss Orange County, Romaine Street, Beverly Hills, Britannia Beach Hotel, Roy Crawford, Emerald Beach Hotel, Tony Blackman, Clyde Crow, Noah Dietrich, Gordon Margulis, Jack Real New!
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This book cites 3
books:
- Robert Taylor by Jane E. Wayne on page 75
- The Supreme Court of the United States by Charles Evans Hughes on page 207
- Palm Beach: The Novel by Richard Glynne Hughes on page 234
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