Outlaw Journalist: The Life & Times of Hunter S. Thompson
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781311544 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He covered presidential campaigns with such passion, insight, and literary firepower he makes today’s trivial-pursuit pundits look like robots. Thompson was charismatic, mischievous, and fearless. After a sequence of spectacular firings from various newspapers, he found a home at Rolling Stone with editor Jann Wenner, who, after Thompson’s 2005 Hemingway-style suicide, put together an oral biography, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. But the foulmouthed author of such incendiary works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the reluctant model for Uncle Duke in Doonesbury wasn’t just a prankster; h
William McKeen is professor and chairman of the Department of Journalism at Boston University. McKeen has written and/or edited a dozen books and is a leading pop-culture authority
"Buy the Book, Take the Ride" according to J. Marvel. McKeen has quite simply put together the definitive biography on Thompson, a work that would have Hunter writing and sending screeds via fax to everyone, yet deep down secretly admiring for its depth and brilliance. There are many legends, but "Outlaw Journalist" sorts fact from fiction and gives an honest take of Gonzo from beginning to end. There would be no higher tribute to the good doctor than buying. "fine service. Book as advertised" according to MG. fine service. Book as advertised.. "very good job in balancing the legend and the man." according to Alan Drobnak. I lived on the property next to Thompson in the 80's and knew him as portrayed in this book. I sold him the Pontiac convertible that is in a couple of the photos. The writing here is tight and moves along well. From my experiences with Hunter this has a BS-factor of about 1 on a scale of 5, good job.
There was no one better at capturing America and its citizens, from the presidential campaign trail to the Hell's Angels' lair. Outlaw Journalist is the definitive biography of this compelling American icon. 'This is the Great Red Shark of Hunter biographiesRead it of die' Greg Palast Requesting his ashes blasted into the blue Colorado sky to drift slowly back over the crowd at his funeral was typical of the menacing humour of Hunter S. Since the writer's death in 2005, William McKeen has interviewed many of his associates who have never spoken about him before. The result is a hugely entertaining portrait that gets behind the drink and drugs to reveal a charismatic, complex figure. 'SuperbMcKeen's book brilliantly depicts how one of the fundamental tenets of New Journalism - putting the reporter at the centre of the story - eventually did Thompson in' Literary Review 'Well caught by William McKeen in an admirable book' Independent. Thompson. The master of the Gonzo style, the sheer power of his supercharged prose in masterpieces like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hell's Angels, and The Great Shark Hunt confirmed them as classics of New Journalism