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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 - 40th Edition by Hunter S Thompson (Paperback)

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 - 40th Edition by  Hunter S Thompson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the legendary journalist and creator of "Gonzo" journalism, Hunter S. Thompson comes the bestselling critical look at Nixon and McGovern's 1972 presidential election.</b> <p/>Forty years after its original publication, <i>Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 </i>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" (<i>The New York Times</i>). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, <i>Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 </i>is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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." --<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>"Obscene, horrid, repellent . . . Driving, urgent, candid, searing . . . A fascinating, compelling book." --<i>The New York Post</i><br><br>"Some of the finest political and social writing of our times." --<i>The Seattle Times</i><br><br>"The best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>"The best stuff on the campaign I've read anywhere." --<i>The Washington Post</i><br><br>"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." --<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br>

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