{"product_id":"proud-highway-saga-of-a-desperate-southern-gentleman-1955-1967-9780345377968","title":"Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967","description":"Indisputably a literary milestone, the public revelation of the private and most intimate letters of Hunter S. Thompson lays bare--better than even the most in-depth biography could ever do--the development, growth, and genius of one of America's most influential journalists. \"Deliriously entertaining\".--\"Time\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHunter S. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (July 18, 1937-February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. He was known for his flamboyant writing style, most notably deployed in \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eHell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72\u003c\/i\u003e (1973); \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1979); \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of Lono \u003c\/i\u003e(1983); \u003ci\u003eGeneration of Swine, Gonzo Papers Vol. 2: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's\u003c\/i\u003e (1988); and \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eLegs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eIronweed\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Brinkley\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Rice University, the CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e. The \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e has dubbed him \"America's new past master.\" His recent \u003ci\u003eCronkite\u003c\/i\u003e won the Sperber Prize for Best Book in Journalism and was a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Deluge\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892145754386,"sku":"9780345377968","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ccedc62-0494-4d73-9256-b9f9d709b652.jpg?v=1738178065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/proud-highway-saga-of-a-desperate-southern-gentleman-1955-1967-9780345377968","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}