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Margaret A. Harrell- I was 3 times a Fellow at MacDowell Colony for artists. Upon marrying a Belgian poet, I lived in Morocco, then took a sharp turn into spiritual growth. In Zurich at the C. G. Jung Institute, I had a dramatic “Confrontation with the Self,” or as Jung termed it, “Confrontation with the Unconscious.” My “Love in Transition” series burst at the seams to absorb the jolts in consciousness that followed.

“Thompson’s motto might well have been ‘Nothing in moderation.’ For The Hell’s Angels Letters, Margaret Ann Harrell—in collaboration with Ron Whitehead—
has assembled a dossier of all her correspondence with Thompson during the time she worked as the editor of the gonzo writer’s ‘strange and terrible saga
of the outlaw motorcycle gangs.’ Typed manuscript pages, scribbled notes, photographs, interviews, and all sorts of period ephemera relating to Hell’s Angels
allow the reader a valuable, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of this classic of New Journalism.”—Michael Dirda, in The Washington Post

“As the title implies, this book is mainly comprised of letters between Harrell and Thompson, some typed and some handwritten, and all printed here in color.
Of course, there are already two collections of Hunter Thompson’s letters available, but somehow they are even more enjoyable when read in the original form.
Whether typed or scrawled in giant letters with a red pen, Thompson’s correspondence is invariably annotated and corrected in his unique way, adding a layer of personality
that was missing from the collections, as well—of course—as Harrell’s explanations that provide further insight.”—David Wills, in Beatdom

“A big book, literally and figuratively . . . The Hell’s Angels Letters is a must-have text for any Hunter S. Thompson fan. Lavishly documented and illustrated
with the actual correspondence that led to the publication of his breakthrough literary effort . . . The author, Margaret Harrell, who was Thompson’s copy editor
on his inaugural book, and her collaborator, Thompson’s friend and associate poet Ron Whitehead, have succeeded brilliantly to create a fabulous present for you,
or anyone in your life who admires Thompson’s numerous achievements . . . It’s worth every penny. The Hell’s Angels Letters: Hunter S Thompson, Margaret Harrell
and the Making of an American Classic gets five stars out of five! Bravo!”—Kyle K. Mann, in Gonzo Today

“Margaret is a natural resource and I’m not sure what the world would do without her. We’re lucky that she shares with us a saga of a long friendship,
the work it produced and the legacy it left behind.”—William McKeen, author of Outlaw Poet

“In the pages that follow, a masterpiece is shown in the throes of creation. ‘With the throttle screwed on, there is only the barest margin and no room at all for mistakes,’
Hunter wrote at the end of Hell’s Angels. He’s talking about a motorcycle, but the point applies equally well to a book, to a life and, Hunter would insist, the world.”—David Streitfeld