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The Proud Highway

Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Gonzo Letters, Book 1)

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The Proud Highway

By: Hunter S. Thompson
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
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Here is the private and most intimate correspondence of one of America's most influential and incisive journalists - Hunter S.Thompson. In letters to a who's who of luminaries, from Norman Mailer toCharles Kuralt, Tom Wolfe to Lyndon Johnson, William Styron to Joan Baez - not to mention his mother, the NRA, and a chain of newspaper editors - Thompson vividly catches the tenor of the times in 1960s America and channels it all through hisown razor-sharp perspective.

Passionate in their admiration, merciless in their scorn, and never anything less than fascinating, the dispatches of The Proud Highway offer an unprecedentedand penetrating gaze into the evolution of the most outrageous raconteur/provocateur ever to assault a typewriter.

©1997 Hunter S. Thompson (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing
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This is a biography of stuff he did before he gets hooked on drugs and alcohol.

Biography

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If you could sum up The Proud Highway in three words, what would they be?

The Best Ever

What other book might you compare The Proud Highway to and why?

If you like this the the second volume would be the next book to listen too

Which character – as performed by Malcolm Hillgartner – was your favorite?

Hillgartner as Thompson is believable. Other narrators play Thompson to wild and excited

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The letters to Thompson's creditors are great.

The True Power of Hunter S. Thompon's Writing

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Hillgartner does justice to the material. I can’t bear to listen to Sowers for more than a few minutes.

The Only H.S.T. Narrator Worth His Salt

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A fantastic book that shows the evolution not only the writer but America. My favorite aspect of this book is the voice narration. It is a perfect reading that keeps you engaged. I have found it difficult to listen to other HST books narration because they tend to have just too much flourish in a cartoonish type of way. Malcolm Hillgartner has this wonderful almost newsman voice, that reminds me of the old network announcers. other readings for different books get to horsey and inflict too much on particular sentences, or situations. for instance, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has a real "Hey man/Far Out" sound to it, that gets very distracting.

A must read/listen.

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As a fellow photojournalist, I really enjoyed the insights and experiences of Hunter S Thompson. It also put into perspective his immaturity and unprofessionalism, which somehow has gained him fame. Enjoyable and insightful for a clear view of who Hunter really is.

Very well read by narrator

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Great editing of Thompson’s letters, excellent reading by the narrator, and the lively prose of HST. We’ll worth the time.

Excellent listen

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Excellent overall look into the mind and early days of Hunter. It’s an excellent personal look into how he reacted to various events in both his life and otherwise.

Not for a casual listen

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A detailed look at his personal letters and correspondence from very early in his career.

A Longview Into Hunters Personal Correspondence

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I’m guessing in the 60’s, this was popular, but I listen to books to get away from complaining.

Rant overload

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I was disappointed.
My hero has feet of clay.
Such is the way of hero's.
"gonzo" like sausage is better .
When you don't watch it being made.

"Gonzo" like sausage is best when you don't watch

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