Kingdom of Fear : Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

Thompson, Hunter S.

ISBN 10: 0684873230 / ISBN 13: 9780684873237

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2003

About this Item

(1st) Large, heavy book, black spine, brown boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 354 pages plus final photo, photos throughout. DJ glossy beneath mylar in shades of black and brown, photo on front with raised gilt author's name, white title, photo on back of Thompson firing rifle while naked. DJ and book, both As New.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kingdom of Fear : Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684873230
• ISBN 13: 9780684873237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography
  • Journalism

About this title

Synopsis

Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking -- in his journalism, in his life, and under the law -- changed the shape of American letters, and the face of American icons. Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel -- from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flaunting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild fusion of fact, fiction, and mind-altering substances. Call it the evolution of an outlaw. Here are the formative experiences that comprise Thompson's legendary trajectory alongside the weird and the ugly. Whether detailing his exploits as a foreign correspondent in Rio, his job as night manager of the notorious O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, his epic run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Power ticket, or the sensational legal maneuvering that led to his full acquittal in the famous 99 Days trial, Thompson is at the peak of his narrative powers in Kingdom of Fear. And this boisterous, blistering ride illuminates as never before the professional and ideological risk taking of a literary genius and transgressive icon.

About the Author

Hunter S. Thompson's books include Fear and Loathing in America, Screwjack, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex, The Rum Diary, and Kingdom of Fear. He was contributor to various national and international publications, including a weekly sports column for ESPN.com.

Hunter S. Thompson died February 2005.