Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-286) and index.
Contents
Louisville slugger: from delinquent to celebrity -- Play it again, Hunter: The rum diary -- Oddball journalism, underclass culture: Hell's Angels -- Who's depraved?: champagne powder, sloppy track -- Loathing at the temple: Las Vegas, part I -- Fear in the nation: Las Vegas, part II -- Mythic enigma: The curse of Lono -- Literary addenda: further fictions -- Shot out of a cannon: final assessment.