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" The great shark hunt : "
Hunter S. Thompson
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BL
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992530
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b746900
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| Main Entry
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Thompson, Hunter S.
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| Title & Author
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The great shark hunt : : strange tales from a strange time /\ Hunter S. Thompson
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Summit Books,, [1979]
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, ©1979
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| Series Statement
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Gonzo papers ;; v. 1
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602 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0671400460
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: 0743250451
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: 9780671400460
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: 9780743250450
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| Notes
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"A Rolling Stone Press book"
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Series statement on jacket
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Abstract
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"The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style. Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. Thompson piece to be dubbed "gonzo"--"The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s."
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Thompson, Hunter S.
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Thompson, Hunter S.
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Politics and government
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United States, Politics and government, 1969-1974.
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United States, Politics and government, 1969-1974.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.924
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| LC Classification
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E855.T49 1979
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E855.T49
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