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The great shark hunt : strange tales from a strange time / Hunter S. Thompson.
- Title
- The great shark hunt : strange tales from a strange time / Hunter S. Thompson.
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.
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- Description
- 602 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Brings together a selection of the legendary American journalist's articles on subjects ranging from the Super Bowl to Watergate, from Hemingway to Brando, and from sharks to drugs
- Series Statement
- Gonzo papers ; v. 1
- Thompson, Hunter S. Gonzo papers ; v. 1.
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- History
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Summit Books, 1979.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-602).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- pt. I: Author's note -- Fear and loathing in the bunker -- The Kentucky derby is decadent and depraved -- A southern city with northern problems -- Fear and loathing at the Super Bowl The temptations of Jean-Claude Killy -- The ultimate free lancer -- Collect telegram from a mad dog -- Jacket copy for fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A savage journey to the heart of the American dream -- A conversation on Ralph steadman and his book, America, with Dr. Hunter S. Thompson -- Strange rumblins in Aztlan -- Freak power in the Rockies -- Memo from the sports desk: The so-called "Jesus Freak" scare -- Memoirs of a wretched weekend in Washington. pt. II: Presenting: The Richard Nixon doll (Overhauled 1968 model) -- Author's note -- June, 1972: The McGovern juggernaut rolls on -- Memo from the sports desk & rude notes from a decompression chamber in Miami -- Fear and loathing at the Watergate: Mr. Nixon has cashed his check -- Fear and loathing in Washington: The boys in the bag -- Fear and loathing in limbo : the scum also rises.
- pt. III: Traveler hears mountain music where it's sung -- A footloose American in a smugglers' den -- Why Anti-gringo winds often blow south of the border -- Democracy dies in Peru, but few seem to mourn its passing -- The Inca of the Andes: he haunts the ruins of his once-great empire -- Brazilshooting -- Chatty letters during a journey from Arubu to Rio -- What lured Hemingway to Ketchum? -- Living in the time of Alger, Greely, Debs -- Malon Brando and the Indian fish-in -- The "Hashbury" is the capital of hippies -- When the beatniks were social lions -- The nonstudent left -- Those daring young men in their flying machines -- The police chief . pt. IV: The great shark hunt -- Jimmy Carter and the great leap of faith -- Address by Jimmy Carter on law day: University of Georgia, Athens, GA -- The Banshee screams for buffalo meat -- The hoodlum circus and the statutory rape of Bass Lake -- Ashes to ashes & dust to dust: the funeral of Mother Miles -- Welcom to Las Vegas: when the going gets weird the weird turn pro -- Last tango in Vegas: fear and loathing in the near room -- Last tango in Vegas: Fear and loathing in the far room.
- ISBN
- 0743250451 :
- OCLC
- 53784980
- SCSB-11619768
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library