Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight Wolfe, Thompson, Didion and the New Journalism Revolution

"Freelance journalist [Marc] Weingarten tells this story in loosely chronological fashion, pausing to highlight key writers (Thompson, Wolfe, Mailer, Didion, Breslin) and editors (particularly Clay Felker) who developed the genre, right up to the end of the party in 1977, when Rupert Murdoch engineered his takeover of New York....Weingarten's interviews with key players give his account energy and authenticity."Weingarten, Marc is the author of 'Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight Wolfe, Thompson, Didion and the New Journalism Revolution', published 2005 under ISBN 9781400049141 and ISBN 1400049148.