The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

The first volume of Hunter S. Thompson's collected letters follows the future gonzo journalist from his teenage years in Louisville to the publication of his first book, Hell's Angels. Written to friends, editors, family and rivals, the letters show Thompson's ambition, humor and fury as he struggles through odd jobs, Air Force service and freelance writing in South America and California. Edited by Douglas Brinkley, the collection reads as an autobiography of the writer's early life.

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• Anthony Bourdain: “His letters are available I think the book's called The Proud Highway and his correspondence with the people is really hilarious”