{"product_id":"freak-kingdom-hunter-s-thompsons-manic-ten-year-crusade-against-american-fascism-paperback","title":"Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy DeNevi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of Hunter S. Thompson's crusade against Richard Nixon and the threat of fascism in America--and the devastating price he paid for it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hunter S. Thompson is often misremembered as a wise-cracking, drug-addled cartoon character. This book reclaims him for what he truly was: a fearless opponent of corruption and fascism, one who sacrificed his future well-being to fight against it, rewriting the rules of journalism and political satire in the process. This skillfully told and dramatic story shows how Thompson saw through Richard Nixon's treacherous populism and embarked on a life-defining campaign to stop it. In his fevered effort to expose institutional injustice, Thompson pushed himself far beyond his natural limits, sustained by drugs, mania, and little else. For ten years, he cast aside his old ambitions, troubled his family, and likely hastened his own decline, along the way producing some of the best political writing in our history.\u003cbr\u003e This timely biography recalls a period of anger and derangement in American politics, and one writer with the guts to tell the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Denevi\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the MFA program at George Mason University, and the nonfiction editor of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eHyper: A Personal History of ADHD\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2014. He received his MFA in nonfiction from the University of Iowa and his work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He has been awarded fellowships by the MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Tim lives near Washington, DC with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52005538660653,"sku":"9781541768017","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/f8PKV_b7gi9781541768017.webp?v=1776772249","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/freak-kingdom-hunter-s-thompsons-manic-ten-year-crusade-against-american-fascism-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}