Outlaw Journalist: The Life And Times Of Hunter S ThompsonW. W. Norton & Company, 24.06.2008 - 428 Seiten The famous inventor of Gonzo journalism portrayed as never before, both his charisma and his adventurous work. Hunter S. Thompson detonated a two-ton bomb under the staid field of journalism with his early magazine pieces and revelatory "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Fear and Loathing" campaign coverage in Rolling Stone. When Thompson was on, there was no one better at capturing who Americans were and what America was, be it in politics, at the Kentucky Derby, or in the Hells Angels' lair. William McKeen became friends with Thompson after writing a monograph on his journalism. McKeen now has interviewed many of Thompson's associates who wouldn't speak before, from childhood friends to colleagues, to assistants who sat around the Woody Creek, Colorado, kitchen control room late at night when Thompson did most of his work. McKeen gets behind the drinking and drugs to show the man and the writer—one who was happy to be considered an outlaw but took the calling of journalism as his life. |
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... never before , imbued with his charisma and adventurous work . When Thompson was on , there was no one better at capturing who Americans were and what America was , be it in politics , at the Kentucky Derby , or in the Hell's Angels ...
... never before , imbued with his charisma and adventurous work . When Thompson was on , there was no one better at capturing who Americans were and what America was , be it in politics , at the Kentucky Derby , or in the Hell's Angels ...
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... never been approved by any majority . Q : Is that a kind of difficult way to be ? A : If you can make it work , it's not . Q : Do you make it work ? Have you not found it difficult ? A : On occasion . They're still trying to lock me up ...
... never been approved by any majority . Q : Is that a kind of difficult way to be ? A : If you can make it work , it's not . Q : Do you make it work ? Have you not found it difficult ? A : On occasion . They're still trying to lock me up ...
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... Never Told in Daylight 178 Chapter 13 Celebrity 202 Chapter 14 Casualties of War 233 Chapter 15 Thompson's Island 254 Chapter 16 The Genetic Miracle 279 Chapter 17 Homecoming 310 Chapter 18 Man of Letters 332 Epilogue 352 Notes 367 ...
... Never Told in Daylight 178 Chapter 13 Celebrity 202 Chapter 14 Casualties of War 233 Chapter 15 Thompson's Island 254 Chapter 16 The Genetic Miracle 279 Chapter 17 Homecoming 310 Chapter 18 Man of Letters 332 Epilogue 352 Notes 367 ...
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... never talked about . . . the dead - end loneliness of a man who makes his own rules . . . . I don't even know where he's buried , but what the hell ? The important thing is where he lived .... -Hunter S. Thompson , writing about a ...
... never talked about . . . the dead - end loneliness of a man who makes his own rules . . . . I don't even know where he's buried , but what the hell ? The important thing is where he lived .... -Hunter S. Thompson , writing about a ...
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... never met , as a group , any tribe I'd rather be part of or that are more fun to be with — in spite of the various punks and sycophants of the press . I'm proud to be part of the tribe . " In my introductory journalism course , I assign ...
... never met , as a group , any tribe I'd rather be part of or that are more fun to be with — in spite of the various punks and sycophants of the press . I'm proud to be part of the tribe . " In my introductory journalism course , I assign ...
Inhalt
SQUARE PEG ROUND HOLE | 20 |
THE DARK THUMB OF FATE | 35 |
A NATURAL INGRATE | 53 |
OBSERVER | 69 |
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND | 82 |
AMONG THE ANGELS | 95 |
AMERICAN DREAM | 112 |
EPIPHANY | 126 |
CELEBRITY | 201 |
CASUALTIES OF WAR | 232 |
THOMPSONS ISLAND | 253 |
THE GENETIC MIRACLE | 278 |
HOMECOMING | 309 |
MAN OF LETTERS | 331 |
EPILOGUE | 351 |
NOTES | 366 |
FREAK POWER | 149 |
MAKING A BEAST OF HIMSELF | 162 |
TRUTH IS NEVER TOLD IN DAYLIGHT | 177 |
AUTHORS NOTE | 404 |
INDEX | 410 |
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