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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101451691572
ISBN-139781451691573
eBay Product ID (ePID)117314027
Product Key Features
Book TitleFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Political Process / General, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorHunter S. Thompson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-372223
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"An American original. He hit the high notes out on the ragged edge, and thousands of us heard him above the canned din of the safe center." -- Los Angeles Times, "The best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Thompson should be recognized for contributing some of the clearest, most bracing and fearless analysis of the possibilities and failures of American democracy in the past century." -- Chicago Tribune, "Obscene, horrid, repellent . . . Driving, urgent, candid, searing . . . A fascinating, compelling book." -- The New York Post, "Obscene, horrid, repellent . . . Driving, urgent, candid, searing . . . A fascinating, compelling book." - The New York Post, "Thompson should be recognized for contributing some of the clearest, most bracing and fearless analysis of the possibilities and failures of American democracy in the past century." - Chicago Tribune, "An American original. He hit the high notes out on the ragged edge, and thousands of us heard him above the canned din of the safe center." - Los Angeles Times, "The best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process." - The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal324.9730924
SynopsisFrom the legendary journalist and creator of "Gonzo" journalism Hunter S. Thompson comes the bestselling critical look at Nixon and McGovern's 1972 presidential election. Forty years after its original publication, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 remains a cornerstone of American political journalism and one of the bestselling campaign books of all time. Hunter S. Thompson's searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidency--from the Democratic primaries to the eventual showdown between George McGovern and Richard Nixon--is infused with the characteristic wit, intensity, and emotional engagement that made Thompson "the flamboyant apostle and avatar of gonzo journalism" ( The New York Times ). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written., The 50th anniversary edition of "the best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process" ( The New York Times Book Review ) featuring a new foreword from Johnny Knoxville. A half-century after its original publication, Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 remains a cornerstone of American political journalism and one of the bestselling campaign books of all time. Thompson's searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidency--from the Democratic primaries to the eventual showdown between George McGovern and Richard Nixon--is infused with the characteristic wit, intensity, and emotional engagement that made Thompson "the flamboyant apostle and avatar of gonzo journalism" ( The New York Times ). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written--and that is just as relevant to the many ills and issues roiling the nation today. As Johnny Knoxville writes in his foreword to this 50th anniversary edition: "Hunter predicted it all."