What is Reddit's opinion of The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1)?

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In my library for sure. A bit too heavy for me this evening. Sticking with what I have been reading all week. The Proud Highway

Ah yes, the good Doctor with a fine prescription. Hunter Thompson is really a fascinating character and the "Gonzo" style is definitely one of the coolest literary movements in modern American lit. He wrote some really cool things especially concentrating on the "outsiders and outlaws" of American society. I wrote a quick rundown (talking about Thompson's associate Oscar Zeta Acosta as well) of Thompson and Gonzo Journalism in another subreddit and you can actually read the entirety of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas online via The Rolling Stone where it was originally published in parts around 1967 (in case anyone is interested in some fantastic free literature.)

Edit: This letter was one of the many included in Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience compiled by Shaun Usher. Thompson himself also released a complilation of his correspondence during his fear and loathing years The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman (both are also commonly available at public libraries if you don't feel like spending the money.)

I have always found The Proud Highway to be inspirational, although not very design related. It has a lot to do with struggling as a creative.

He was in town for the book signing of his last book. I went down and met him. He was drinking during the book signing. Pretty cool guy, I thought. This was the book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Proud-Highway-Desperate-Gentleman/dp/0345377966

Anybody interested in HST & how to write needs to check out the 2 volumes of letters. Links for convenience [http://www.amazon.com/The-Proud-Highway-Desperate-Gentleman/dp/0345377966/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364313618&sr=8-1&keywords=the+proud+highway] [http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-America-Odyssey-Journalist/dp/0684873168/ref=pd_sim_b_1]