Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968-1976
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1439165955
- ISBN 13
- 9781439165959
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 1439165955 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; First printing. xxv, [1], 756, [2] pages. Blue papered boards with black spine, silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 234 x 157mm. Edited by Douglas Brinkley. With a Forewordo by David Halberstam. "Brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever, Hunter S. Thompson is back with another astonishing volume of his private correspondence, the highly anticipated follow-up to 'The Proud Highway.' [. . .] Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sherrif in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'; twisting political reporting to new heights for 'Rolling Stone'; and making sense of it all in the landmark 'Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign trail '72.'" - from dust-jacket blurb. .
Synopsis
Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968-1976 is a collection of hundreds of letters Hunter S. Thompson wrote (as well as a handful he received) after his rise to fame with his 1966 hit Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24990
- Title
- Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968-1976
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1439165955
- ISBN 13
- 9781439165959
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (2000)
- Keywords
- 1439165955
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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