The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!

Now one of America’s most legendary authors, Tom Wolfe broke out onto the national literary scene at age thirty-four with this breathless piece — an early step in the so-called New Journalism, a first reference for the term “good ol’ boy,” a deep breath into the future of the New South.

Author: Tom Wolfe
Source: Esquire
Published: Mar 1, 1965
Length: 121 minutes (30,376 words)
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