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The Great Shark Hunt

Strange Tales from a Strange Time

By Hunter S. Thompson

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| Paperback | 9780743250450

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Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliContinue

Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style.

Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. Thompson piece to be dubbed "gonzo" -- "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s.

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  • Hunter S. Thompson - Writer Share

    Hunter S. Thompson, " What lured Hemingway to Ketchum?" I was surprised at how affected I was at this news, seeing it on the front page of the newspaper this morning. HST inspired me to do many crazy things as a young man, and inspired me to write. H ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Mon, 21 Feb 2005

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 624 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0743250451
  • ISBN-13: 9780743250450
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Pub date: Nov 01, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover and Others
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