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• Attribution

  by James Ellroy

• Publication Details

  Book, 1st ed, Knopf, 1995

• Description

  Let’s take the leap: James Ellroy is developing into one of the great American writers of our time.” “Although it follows his L.A. Trilogy chronologically, Ellroy’s visceral, tightly plotted new novel unfolds on a much wider stage, delivering a compelling and detailed view of the American underworld from the late 1950′s to the assassination of JFK….

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  Political corruption · Fiction · Criminals · Violence · Political fiction · Ellroy, James, 1948

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  • Collingswood Adult Fict
    Fic Ell (AVAILABLE)

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• Attribution

  Charles Higham

• Publication Details

  Book, First Edition, Putnam Adult, 1993

• Description

  The author of The Duchess of Windsor examines the private life of the infamous movie mogul, including his secret homosexuality and the truth behind his financial involvement with Richard Nixon.

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  Businessmen · Biography · Millionaires · Higham, Charles, 1931

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  • Collingswood Adult NonFic
    B HUGHES (AVAILABLE)

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• Attribution

  by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

• Publication Details

  Book, 1st ed, Norton, 1979

• Description

  Orphaned and a millionaire at eighteen, Hughes repudiated his relatives, seized control of the Hughes Tool Company, the linchpin of his fortune, and went on to become a flamboyant movie producer, holder of many world aviation records, principal owner of Trans World Airlines, a critically important defense contractor, Hollywood’s most pursued and elusive bachelor, and partner of the United States government.

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  Biography · Barlett, Donald L · Steele, James B

• Availability

  • Collingswood Adult NonFic
    B HUGHES (AVAILABLE)

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