Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
A first-person account of the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign, originally serialized in Rolling Stone. The book combines subjective, gonzo journalism with sharp political analysis, focusing on the Democratic primaries and the doomed candidacy of George McGovern against the backdrop of Richard Nixon's re-election machine.
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Ranked #143 of 1942 · 489 pages · Published 1973
Mentioned 6× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 6 episodes, most recently on Feb 27, 2026.
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Book data: ISBN 9780879320539. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.