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Excerpted in 'Letters of Note' by Shaun Usher.

"Letter to Hume Logan" April 22, 1958.

But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means convince yourself that you HAD to do it. There is more to it than that- no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. I’m not trying to send you out “on the road” in search of Valhalla, but merely pointing out that it is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.

If any part of it doesn’t seem to make sense, by all means call it to my attention.

"Security" (1951) excerpted in Outlaw Journalist: The Life & Times of Hunter S.

Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?.

Quotes Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of "the rat race" is not yet final. 1.6.2 Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2004).1.6.1 Welcome to the Big Darkness (2003).1.5.2 The Proud Highway : The Fear and Loathing Letters Volume I (1997).1.3.2 Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (1973).1.3.1 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971).1.2.1 Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (1966).This book preserves 46 of his articles, hand-selected by the one-of-kind maverick himself. Thompson was among the first journalists to question the level of "truth" possible when covering historic events. From his first-hand account of living and riding with the Hell's Angels, to his electric coverage of the 1972 election campaign, to his indictment of the counterculture revolution while sheltering from it in Las Vegas, Hunter S. A founder of "Gonzo" journalism, Thompson threw any claims to objectivity out the window (probably many windows).

At some point in his writing, history and the man covering history, became merged into one great story. Thompson almost single-handedly reinvented the image of how a journalist should write and, more importantly, behave. Contemporary date written in pen on front free endpaper. Light edgewear and mild toning to dustjacket. Photopictorial dust jacket depicting the author. Half black cloth, black buckram spine, titles on spine and the "Gonzo Fist" symbol on front board in white.