Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
by Thompson, Hunter S
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684873230
- ISBN 13
- 9780684873237
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Synopsis
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century is a memoir by Hunter S. Thompson, a collection of parables and his outlandish adventures. We learn more about his run-ins with authority, his time in the Air Force, and the beginning of his Gonzo journalistic career. Thompson shares insights on his unsuccessful bid for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado in 1970, and comments on the problems caused by the ineffectual War on Terror. "The prevailing quality of life in America--by any accepted methods of measuring--was inarguably freer and more politically open under Nixon than it is today in this evil year of Our Lord 2002."
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- Catch and Release Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005070
- Title
- Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684873230
- ISBN 13
- 9780684873237
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2003
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