Table Of ContentThe Great Shark Hunt
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1
Strange Tales From A Strange Time
by Hunter S. Thompson
a.b.e-book v3.0 / Notes at EOF
Back Cover:
REBEL WITH A CAUSE
From Nixon to napalm, Carter to cocaine, Hunter S. Thompson captures the
crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and worthwhile aspects of American society
with razor-sharp insight and greater clarity than anyone writing today.
Always fresh, irreverent, original, brilliant, and on-the-edge, Thompson hurls
himself headfirst into each assignment and situation and comes back with a story
only he could write. He aims for the naked truth and hits the nation’s jugular
vein. There is no one quite like Thompson; he is unique, and we are all richer for
it.
“No other reporter reveals how much we have to fear and loathe, yet does it so
hilariously.” — Chicago Tribune
THE GREAT SHARK HUNT
This book contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition.
Published by Fawcett Popular Library, a unit of CBS Publications, the
Consumer Publishing Division of CBS Inc., by arrangement with Summit
Books, a Simon & Schuster Division of Gulf & Western Corporation,
and Rolling Stone Press
Copyright (c) 1979 by Hunter S. Thompson
Bibliography (c) 1979 by Kihm Winship
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any
form
ISBN: 0-445-04596-5
Printed in the United States of America
First Fawcett Popular Library printing:
September 1980
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Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint the
articles and excerpts listed:
BOSTON GLOBE
“Memoirs of a Wretched Weekend in Washington” by Hunter S. Thompson,
February 23, 1969; reprinted by permission of the Boston Globe.
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
“A Footloose American in a Smugglers’ Den” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted
by permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1962; all rights reserved.
“Chatty Letters During a Journey from Aruba to Rio” by Hunter Thompson;
reprinted by permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1962; all rights reserved.
“Democracy Dies in Peru, But Few Seem to Mourn Its Passing” by Hunter
Thompson; reprinted by permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1962; all rights reserved.
“Living in the Time of Alger, Greeley, Debs” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by
permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1964; all rights reserved.
“The Catch Is Limited in Indians’ ‘Fish-in’” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by
permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1964; all rights reserved.
“The Inca of the Andes” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by permission of The
National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1963; all rights reserved.
“What Lured Hemingway to Ketchum” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by
permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1964; all rights reserved.
“When the Beatniks Were Social Lions” by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by
permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1964; all rights reserved.
“Why Anti-Gringo Winds Often Blow South of the Border” by Hunter
Thompson; reprinted by permission of The National Observer,
(c) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 1963; all rights reserved.
THE NATION
“The Nonstudent Left” by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1965 by Hunter Thompson; originally appeared in The Nation.
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, INC.
“Fear and Loathing in the Bunker” by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1974 by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by permission of The New
York Times.
“The ‘Hashbury’ Is the Capital of the Hippies” by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1967 by Hunter Thompson; reprinted by permission of The New
York Times.
PLAYBOY PRESS
“The Great Shark Hunt” by Hunter S. Thompson,
copyright (c) 1974 by Hunter S. Thompson; originally appeared in Playboy
magazine.
RANDOM HOUSE, INC.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1972 by Hunter Thompson, reprinted with permission of Random
House, Inc.
Hell’s Angels by Hunter S. Thompson,
copyright (c) 1966, 1967 by Hunter S. Thompson; reprinted by permission of
Random House, Inc.
THE REPORTER
“A Southern City with Northern Problems” by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1963 by Hunter S. Thompson; originally published by The
Reporter.
ROLLING STONE
America by Ralph Steadman,
copyright (c) 1974 by Ralph Steadman; reprinted by permission of Rolling Stone
Press.
“The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat” by Hunter S. Thompson,
copyright (c) 1977 by Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.; originally published in
Rolling Stone magazine.
“The Battle of Aspen” by Hunter S. Thompson,
copyright (c) 1970 by Hunter S. Thompson; originally published in Rolling
Stone magazine.
“Fear and Loathing in Limbo: The Scum Also Rises” by Hunter Thompson,
copyright (c) 1974 by Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.; originally published in
Rolling Stone magazine.
“Fear and Loathing at the Superbowl: No Rest for the Wretched” by Hunter
Thompson,
copyright (c) 1974 by Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.; originally published in
Rolling Stone magazine.
“Fear and Loathing in Washington: The Boys in the Bag” by Hunter S.
Thompson,
copyright (c) 1974 by Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.; originally published in
Rolling Stone magazine.
“Fear and Loathing at Watergate: Mr. Nixon Has Cashed His Check” by Hunter
Thompson,
copyright (c) 1973 by Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.; originally published in
Rolling Stone magazine.
