Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
A work of first-person journalism and political reportage chronicling the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign. Hunter S. Thompson deploys his gonzo style—blending subjective immersion, dark humor, and hallucinatory exaggeration—to dissect the race between Richard Nixon and George McGovern.
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Book data: ISBN 9780446698221. Cover via Open Library Covers.