Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who personified "gonzo journalism," died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Woody Creek on Sunday night. He was 67.
Regarded as one of the most legendary writers of the 20th Century, Thompson is best known for the 1972 classic "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." He is credited with pioneering gonzo journalism - a style of writing that breaks traditional rules of news reporting and is purposefully slanted.
