# Hunter S. Thompson — Main Index

Index of Hunter S. Thompson's work, with focus on **evidence of government and authority acting antagonistically toward ordinary people**. Thompson (1937–2005) was a journalist and author whose "gonzo" style exposed the absurdity and brutality of American power structures.

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## Books and Works

| Work | Year | Format | Index |
|------|------|---------|-------|
| *Hell's Angels* | 1967 | [Hells-Angels.epub](Hells-Angels.epub) | [index-hells-angels.md](index-hells-angels.md) |
| *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* | 1971 | [Fear-And-Loathing-In-Las-Vegas.mobi](Fear-And-Loathing-In-Las-Vegas.mobi) | [index-fear-and-loathing.md](index-fear-and-loathing.md) |
| *The Great Shark Hunt* | 1979 (Gonzo Papers 1) | [Great-Shark-Hunt.epub](Great-Shark-Hunt.epub) | [index-great-shark-hunt.md](index-great-shark-hunt.md) |
| *The Playboy Interview* | 1974 / 2012 | [Playboy-Interview.epub](Playboy-Interview.epub) | [index-playboy-interview.md](index-playboy-interview.md) |
| *The Curse of Lono* | 1983 / 2005 | [Curse-of-Lono.mobi](Curse-of-Lono.mobi) | [index-curse-of-lono.md](index-curse-of-lono.md) |
| *Fear and Loathing in America* | 2000 | [Fear-And-Loathing-In-America.azw3](Fear-And-Loathing-In-America.azw3) | [index-fear-and-loathing-in-america.md](index-fear-and-loathing-in-america.md) |
| *The Kitchen Readings* | 2007 | [Kitchen-Readings.epub](Kitchen-Readings.epub) | [index-kitchen-readings.md](index-kitchen-readings.md) |

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## Shared Themes (Government-Antagonistic Lens)

Across Thompson's work, we look for evidence of:

1. **Police brutality and state violence** — Unjust force against citizens, protesters, or outgroups  
2. **Surveillance and harassment** — Government targeting of dissidents, journalists, bikers  
3. **War as policy** — Vietnam, Nixon's Cambodia, military-industrial interests  
4. **Media manipulation** — How authority shapes narratives (e.g., Angels as "outlaws")  
5. **Drug war hypocrisy** — Criminalization vs. elite use; enforcement as control  
6. **Political corruption** — Nixon, campaign finance, Watergate-era rot  
7. **Corporate–government collusion** — Vegas, gambling, who really runs things  

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## Cross-Reference

- [Iacocca collection](../iacocca/index-iacocca-main.md) — Business/Republican insider critique of leadership; complementary to Thompson's outsider view

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