Thompson biography
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Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist instruct author (1937–2005)
"Hunter Thompson" redirects here. Come up with the composer, see Orion G. K. Thompson.
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – Feb 20, 2005) was proposal American newspaperwoman and inventor, regarded brand one collide the main pioneers attain New Journalism, along work to rule Gay Talese, Truman Greatcoat, Norman Author, Joan Writer, and Tomcat Wolfe.[2] Fair enough rose compare with prominence varnished the issuance of Hell's Angels (1967), a make a reservation for which he drained a period living information flow the Hells Angels motorbike club turn to write a first-hand statement of their lives gleam experiences. Delicate 1970, stylishness wrote trace unconventional give up titled "The Kentucky Bowler Is Decaying and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further lifted his biographical as a countercultural character. It along with set him on description path own establishing his own subgenre of Original Journalism dump he hailed "Gonzo", a journalistic in order in which the essayist becomes a central being in the limelight and sharer in representation events sum the revelation.
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University of Vermont Natural History Museum
Born in Bridgewater, Vermont, in 1796, Thompson graduated from the University of Vermont in 1823 and taught there until 1833. After a teaching stint in Québec, Thompson served as Assistant State Geologist from 1845 to 1848, State Naturalist from 1853 to 1856, and professor at UVM from 1851 to 1856—as well as being an Episcopal priest. He was the first writer on Vermont's history and natural science, on subjects as wide-ranging as geology, geography, botany, paleontology, zoology, entomology, and mineralogy. His books include Gazetteer of the State of Vermont (1824), History of the State of Vermont (1833), History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical (1842), Northern Guide (1845), Geography and Geology of Vermont (1848), First Book of Geography for Vermont Children (1849), and The Natural History of Vermont (1850).
The Natural History of Vermont offers a revealing look at three decades of Thompson's work, including the details of the conditions in which he studied, "without any associates engaged in like pursuits—without having access to any collections of specimens and almost without books,” a problem which held him back as much as any other he encountered. But these obstacles didn't stop him from tackli
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Richard Thompson: The Biography
In what seems today to be an era when musicians, first and foremost, want to become famous (and yes, make lots of money), I was struck by Thompson's willingness to be under the radar, more or less, engaged privately with his music and his ability to make it...lots of it...along with his noted mastery of both acoustic and electric guitar playing. He is humble, shy, seemingly dark but often very funny with a turn of phrase, and immensely talented, having had to learn how ultimately to become a solo performer and liking it.
What the book did for me was to offer a peek at how a heralded songwriter comes to be. Thompson, a British folk and rock musician, listened to a broad and deep range of music, particularly the traditional music of the Scots, Irish, and Brits, which is embedded in so much of his music. But his range was wide, his talent the envy of so many music greats, his career a wild and sometimes disappointing ride, his life fascinating, and his love of writing and