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Subtitle: the life of Hunter S. Thompson : an oral biography
By: by Jann S. Wenner & Corey Seymour ; introduction by Johnny Depp
Contributors: Seymour, Corey
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780316005272
Subjects: Thompson, Hunter S; Thompson, Hunter S. -- Friends and associates; Journalists -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: Few American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas--and his singular and provocative style challenged and revolutionized writing. Now, two of his colleagues have interviewed the Good Doctor's friends, family, acquaintances and colleagues, from Hell's Angels leader Sonny Barger to Ralph Steadman to Jack Nicholson to Jimmy Buffett to Pat Buchanan to Marilyn Manson and Thompson's two wives, son, and longtime personal assistant, and woven their memories into an oral biography. It's all here in its uncensored glory: the creative frenzies, the love affairs, the drugs and booze and guns and explosives and, ultimately, the tragic suicide. As Thompson was fond of saying, "Buy the ticket, take the ride."--From publisher description
Notes: Includes index