Gonzo Book

Gonzo presents a rare look into the life of famed American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson. For the first time, his photographs and archives have been collected into a visual biography worthy of his literary legacy. With a heartfelt introduction by close friend Johnny Depp, Gonzo captures a man whose life was as legendary as his writing.

Gonzo is a tour de force that will take you on an incredible journey into the world of this American iconoclast, who was notorious for his completely truthful -- but not always factual -- hands-on method of reporting. With numerous articles for Rolling Stone and other magazines, acclaimed books including Hell's Angels, The Rum Diary, The Curse of Lono and the seminal Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson influenced generations of readers and established himself as a powerful voice in the political and literary world.

AMMO Books proudly presents this impressive title, featuring hundreds of personal photographs -- many taken by Thompson himself and never before published. Accompanied by writing and memorabilia, this visual history gives insight into the literary icon's life. Gonzo chronicles Thompson's numerous adventures, including his early days as a foreign correspondent in Puerto Rico, living in Big Sur in the sixties, time on the road with Hell's Angels, running for Sheriff of Pitkin County in 1970, and many personal moments with friends and family throughout the years.

About the Author
Hunter S. Thompson, born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, was famous for his freewheeling, intoxicant-fueled observations on politics and society in Rolling Stone magazine and in books such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971). Thompson got his start in journalism when he was in the United States Air Force in the late 1950s. In 1966 he wrote about his relationship with a motorcycle gang in Hell's Angels and was propelled into the counterculture limelight. With wit and salty language, Thompson created a public persona of a hard-drinking, gun-toting anti-authoritarian; he centered his reporting around his own crazy behavior and called it "gonzo journalism." In the late 1970s he was particularly associated with the rock-and-roll magazine Rolling Stone; the magazine's publisher Jann Wenner, called Thompson "the DNA of Rolling Stone" at Thompson's memorial service in 2005. Thompson's work appeared in many other magazines, books and, in the early 2000s, on ESPN.com His books include Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1972), The Great Shark Hunt (1975), and Kingdom of Fear (2002).