Ralph Steadman's hilarious and revealing story of his bizarre and crazy relationship with Hunter Thompson. In the spring of 1970, Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. In Kentucky to cover the Derby, he met a former Hells Angel called Hunter S. Thompson. Their meeting resulted in a working relationship and a friendship that lasted for more than thirty years and spanned the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement, Nixon and Watergate, and the decay of the American Dream.Few people knew Thompson as well as Ralph Steadman did. In this unique memoir Steadman tells his story for the first time, the story - in words and pictures - of Ralph and Hunter, a great British original on a great American original, Butch and Sundance on acid...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornerstone
ISBN-13
9780099502197
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90845427
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Joke's Over: Memories of Hunter S. Thompson
Author
Ralph Steadman
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
356g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ralph Steadman
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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