Hunter S. Thompson, Mexico, 1974

Author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson  sitting on the seawall at the El Presidente Hotel on the island of Cozumel, Mexico, circa 1974. This was the period when he was working on The Great Shark Hunt , a roughly 600-page collection of essays released in 1979 chronicling everything from sports beat-writing to straight-ahead political commentary, much of it written prior to the introduction of his Gonzo style.