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Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour assemble more than a hundred intimate testimonies—from the Hell’s Angels' Sonny Barger, Ralph Steadman, Jack Nicholson, to Jimmy Buffett and Pat Buchanan—to craft a vivid portrait of Hunter S. Thompson. This oral biography traces his rise from a Louisville rebel to a pioneering journalist whose works, including *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas*, reshaped American prose. Through memories of his relationships, creative sparks, and darker moments, readers gain an uncensored insight into the complex, provocative lives that defined a generation.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jann Wenner
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