First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in printâby popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Laneâand no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably astute social commentary.
With Thompsonâs trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompsonâs freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decadesâ1950 to 1990âThompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hellâs Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the âDukakis problem,â and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These talesâoften sleazy, brutal, and crudeâare only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called âthe most baffling human iceberg of our time.â
Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompsonâa brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.