Fear and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail '72
by Hunter S. Thompson
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0445082488
- ISBN 13
- 9780445082489
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About This Item
New York: Popular Library, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. No additional printings listed. "FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK" noted on back cover. Very Good-. Creases to cover and spine. Interior unmarked but tanned. No ownership or library markings. Not clipped. 505 pages.
Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, these are the articles that Hunter S. Thompson wrote for Rolling Stone magazine while covering the 1972 election campaign of President Richard M. Nixon and his unsuccessful opponent, Senator George S. McGovern. Hunter focuses largely on the Democratic Party's primaries and the breakdown of the national party as it splits between the different candidates. With drug-addled alacrity and incisive wit, Thompson turned his jaundiced eye and gonzo heart to the repellent and seductive race for president, deconstructed the campaigns, and ended up with a political vision that is eerily prophetic
Synopsis
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze.
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- Title
- Fear and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail '72
- Author
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Illustrator
- Ralph Steadman
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Popular Library
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0445082488
- ISBN 13
- 9780445082489
- Publisher
- Popular Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 505
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- government, politics, elections, presidents, United States
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- Politics & Government; History;
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