{"product_id":"savage-journey-hunter-s-thompson-and-the-weird-road-to-gonzo-paperback","title":"Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA superbly crafted study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation, achievement, and continuing relevance\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSavage Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"supremely crafted\" study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation and achievement. Focusing on Thompson's influences, development, and unique model of authorship, \u003ci\u003eSavage Journey\u003c\/i\u003e argues that his literary formation was largely a San Francisco story. During the 1960s, Thompson rode with the Hell's Angels, explored the San Francisco counterculture, and met talented editors who shared his dissatisfaction with mainstream journalism. Peter Richardson traces Thompson's transition during this time from New Journalist to cofounder of Gonzo journalism. He also endorses Thompson's later claim that he was one of the best writers using the English language as both a musical instrument and a political weapon. Although Thompson's political commentary was often hyperbolic, Richardson shows that much of it was also prophetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fifty years after the publication of \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than a decade after his death, Thompson's celebrity continues to obscure his literary achievement. This book refocuses our understanding of that achievement by mapping Thompson's influences, probing the development of his signature style, and tracing the reception of his major works. It concludes that Thompson was not only a gifted journalist, satirist, and media critic, but also the most distinctive American voice in the second half of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the authoritative study that the creator of Gonzo journalism deserves. As Peter Richardson shows, Thompson's outraged coverage of the American circus in all its tragedy and hilarity has largely stood the test of time. You can measure the rise and fall of alternative journalism by charting Thompson's wild ride, as \u003ci\u003eSavage Journey\u003c\/i\u003e does so intelligently.--David Talbot, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Chessboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSeason of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hunter S. Thompson was kind of a Zelig--always in the right place at a moment of history. This book focuses on a key period of his life, namely his formative years in California. Richardson gives us Thompson witnessing the birth of the American counterculture. This is an essential read for anyone who cares about Hunter S. Thompson--or about American history and culture.\"--William McKeen, author of \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Journalist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMile Marker Zero\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hunter Thompson was too often dismissed during his lifetime as a hopped-up crank, a marginal, if entertaining, figure. \u003ci\u003eSavage Journey\u003c\/i\u003e deftly moves him where he belongs, to the center, and establishes his significance in postwar American culture. Hunter, like Mark Twain, was firmly in the American grain.\"--David Streitfeld, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of \u003ci\u003eHunter S. Thompson: The Last Interview\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A superhero origin story, Richardson's \u003ci\u003eSavage Journey\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the inimitable Hunter S. Thompson only as far as his nemesis Nixon's resignation, unwilling to trudge through the thirty years of dissolution and depravity that followed. Instead, Richardson gives us one of the most heroic journeys of twentieth-century journalism, culminating in \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, an American classic.\"--Joel Selvin, author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e has written critically acclaimed books about the Grateful Dead, the iconic rock band; \u003ci\u003eRamparts\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the legendary San Francisco muckraker; and Carey McWilliams, the radical author, journalist, and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760912597280,"sku":"9780520395633","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f79931a87eb2b0feae3fbc8a94f88eff.webp?v=1780194020","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/savage-journey-hunter-s-thompson-and-the-weird-road-to-gonzo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}