Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393335453 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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A journalism professor at the University of Florida, he lives with his family near Wacahoota, Florida. . William McKeen is the author of Highway 61 and editor of Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
In Outlaw Journalist, the famous inventor of Gonzo journalism is portrayed as never before. Through in-depth interviews with Thompson’s associates, William McKeen gets behind the drinking and the drugs to show the man and the writerone who was happy to be considered an outlaw and for whom the calling of journalism was life.16 pages of photographs. “Gets it all in: the boozing and drugging but also the intelligence, the loyalty, the inherent decency.” Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Hunter S. Thompson detonated a two-ton bomb under the staid field of journalism with his magazine pieces and revelatory Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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; he truly cared about the world. From Booklist *Starred Review* Even as a boy in Louisville, Kentucky, Hunter S. As the world’s most outrageous journalist, he even looked like a court jester from another planet, with his long limbs, jutting cigarette holder, big aviator glasses, and shorts. Here is the hectic life, the scorching personality, the audacious acts and improbable triumphs, and, most importantly, a keen assessment of how Thompson revolutionized journalism. Thompson (2007). Now McKeen, who also knew Thompson, presents a rock-solid, more fully dimensional, empathic, and rollicking portrait. A voracious imbiber of booze and narcotics, Thompson declared, “I haven&rs
J. Marvel said Buy the Book, Take the Ride. 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 "Outla. fine service. Book as advertised 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 ha