The Gang that Wouldn’t Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, and the New Journalism Revolution
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- Synopsis
- In the 1960s and 1970s, a revolutionary style of journalism emerged in the United States. In this accessible account, Weingarten describes how writers such as Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Joan Didion discarded the traditional tools of objective reporting in order to immerse themselves in the stories they covered. He also celebrates the leadership of magazine editors such as Harold Hayes and Clay Felker, who helped make the movement possible. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 314 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307525697
- Publisher:
- Three Rivers Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/25/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Marc Weingarten
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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