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, New York, 2003

About this Item

Signed on title page. First edition, First Printing. 2003. Near Fine condition of dust jacket and book. Bought at Half Price Books already signed. Only near fine because of a remainder swoosh on the bottom of the text block. Odd fact: there is another signed Kingdom of Fear with the same swoosh. Did Thompson do this? Quote from the DJ flap: 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.

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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, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684873230
• ISBN 13: 9780684873237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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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, Songs of the Doomed, and The Rum Diary. A contributor to various national and international publications, Thompson lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colorado.