Research Catalog

Title

Fear and loathing : the strange and terrible saga of Hunter S. Thompson / Paul Perry.

Author

Perry, Paul, 1950-

Publication

New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2004.

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Details

Description

274 p. : ill. (some col.); 21 cm.

Summary

"Fear and Loathing creates a sharp and savvy profile of one of the most provocative voices and distinctive personalities of our time. To Hunter S. Thompson, being a Gonzo journalist means doing whatever it takes to get to the truth; everything from dropping acid with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 60s, to participating in wild orgies and getting his nose broken while chronicling life with the Hell's Angels, to founding the Freak Power Party and running for sheriff of Aspen in 1970. A virtual icon, Thompson has regularly trashed the prime directives of reporting--accuracy and objectivity--yet he nonetheless always produces some of the sharpest political and cultural analysis around. Surrounded by submachine guns, fistfuls of colorful pills, and the ubiquitous Wild Turkey, Thompson careens through his life and career, unfolded in this book in all its decadence. New art by Ralph Steadman and over 20 black-and-white photographs are featured."--BOOK COVER

Subjects

• Thompson, Hunter S
• Biographies
• Thompson, Hunter S > Literary art
• Journalists > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Louisville (1939-1955) -- "Totally unclassifiable" (1956-1961) -- The National Observer (1962-1964) -- Hell's Angels (1964-1966) -- The death of the American dream (1967-1927) -- The campaign trail (1972-1973) -- Prisoner of Gonzo (1973-1980) -- The world of fitness (198-1990).

ISBN

1560256052

LCCN

^^2004102921

OCLC

• 55102535
• SCSB-11563240

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library