Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937–February 20, 2005) was an
American journalist and author. He was known for his flamboyant
writing style, most notably deployed in Fear and Loathing in
Las Vegas, which blurred the distinctions between writer and
subject, fiction and nonfiction. The best source on Thompson's
writing style and personality is Thompson himself. His books
include Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible
Saga (1966), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage
Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (1972), Fear
and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973); The Great
Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (1979); The
Curse of Lono (1983); Generation of Swine, Gonzo Papers
Vol. 2: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's (1988);
and Songs of the Doomed (1990).
William J. Kennedy, author, screenwriter and playwright, was
born and raised in Albany, New York. Kennedy brought his native
city to literary life in many of his works. The Albany cycle
includes Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, and the
Pulitzer Prize–winning Ironweed.
Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice
University, the CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing
editor at Vanity Fair and Audubon. The Chicago
Tribune has dubbed him “America’s new past master.” His
recent Cronkite won the Sperber Prize for Best Book in
Journalism and was a Washington Post Notable Book of the
Year. The Great Deluge won the Robert F. Kennedy Book
Award. He is a member of the Society of American Historians and the
Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his
wife and three children.
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