The joke's over : bruised memories : Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and me / Ralph Steadman ; [foreword by Kurt Vonnegut].

Author: Steadman, Ralph.

Edition: 1st U.S. ed.

Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt, c2006.

ISBN: 0151012822
9780151012824

Description: xviii, 396 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject: Steadman, Ralph.
Steadman, Ralph Friends and associates.
Thompson, Hunter S.
Cartoonists Great Britain Biography.

Notes: Subtitle on spine: Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson.
Includes index.

Summary: In the spring of 1970, British artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell's Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. This book tells the inside story of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding.--From publisher description.