The joke's over
Subtitle: bruised memories--Gonzo, Hunter Thompson and me
By: by Ralph Steadman.
Publisher: William Heinemann
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780434016068
Subjects: Steadman, Ralph. -- Friends and associates.; Thompson, Hunter S. -- Friends and associates.; Cartoonists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: In the spring of 1970, British artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell's Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. This book tells the inside story of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding.--From publisher description.