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The proud highway : saga of a desperate southern gentleman, 1955-1967

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The proud highway : saga of a desperate southern gentleman, 1955-1967

by Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley

About this title: A collection of early letters and articles by the famed progenitor of "gonzo journalism." This volume covers the years 1955-1967 and gives a vivid portrait of Thompson at the start of his career.

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Date Published: 1998 ISBN-13: 9780345377968 ISBN: 0345377966

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Del Rey Date Published: 1998-04-01 ISBN-13: 9780345377968 ISBN: 0345377966

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Edition: Later printing Binding: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine, New York Date Published: 1998 ISBN-13: 9780345377968 ISBN: 0345377966

Description: NEW. Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955-1967 (The Fear and Loathing Letters, Volume 1) 683pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. Pictorial Wraps. New. From the back cover: "Here, for the first time, is the private and most intimate correspondence of one of America's most influential and incisive journalists--Hunter S. Thompson. In letters to a Who's Who of luminaries from Norman Mailer to Charles Kuralt, Tom Wolfe to Lyndon Johnson, William Stryon to Joan Baez--not to mention his mother, the NRA ... read more

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Edition: NEW ED Binding: Paperback Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC Country = UNITED KINGDOM Date Published: 1998 ISBN-13: 9780747536192 ISBN: 0747536198

Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 720 pages. (672 pages) this is hunter thompson's perception of the 1960s as told through his letters from 1955 to 1967 (age 17 to 29). addicted to drugs and alcohol at the time, thompson's rage and drug-taking derived from his understanding of how much better the world could be, yet how little he could do to improve it. facsimiles, portrait part v.1 edition new ed (Paperback) read more

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Edition: First Binding: hardcover Publisher: Villard Books, New York Date Published: 1997

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Proud Highway

by Thompson, Hunter S.

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Date Published: 1998 ISBN-13: 9780747536192 ISBN: 0747536198

Description: New. This is Hunter Thompson's perception of the 1960s as told through his letters from 1955 to 1967 (age 17 to 29). Addicted to drugs and alcohol at the time, Thompson's rage and drug-taking derived from his understanding of how much better the world coul... read more

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Edition: Reprint Binding: Paperback Publisher: BALLANTINE BOOKS Date Published: 1998 ISBN-13: 9780345377968 ISBN: 0345377966

Description: New. Here, for the first time, is the private and most intimate correspondence of one of America's most influential and incisive journalists--Hunter S. Thompson. In letters to a Who's Who of luminaries from Norman Mailer to Charles Kuralt, Tom Wolfe to Ly... read more

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