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Here's Why Denis Johnson Was the Last Truly Great Gonzo War Correspondent

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Johnson was “willing to place his lonesome ass in the way of seriously bad and scary stuff and then bring back the tale, told better than it’s ever been told before.”

Jeremy Kryt
Jeremy Kryt
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