Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007204485 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A classic! . With the same drug-addled alacrity and jaundiced wit that made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a hilarious hit, Hunter S. Thompson turns his savage eye and gonzo heart to the repellent and seductive race for President. He deconstructs the 1972 campaigns of idealist George McGovern and political hack Richard Nixon, ending up with a political vision that is eerily prophetic
As relevant as ever before. Great political commentary from Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. His introspection of the 68' election carries a stong resonance to the political climate we find ourselves in today. Thompson's journalistic voice is a breath of fresh in a field which far to often today finds itself printing what sells copies rather than truth. One can wish Thompson were still around today to provide his unique insight on the 2016 election and the monster than is Donald Trump.. "Gonzo at its best" according to Klaus Stiefel. I read this book as an appetizer for the current US presidential election campaign. And what an appetizer it is - akin to a halopenio shrimp cocktail with mescalin! It would have been an even better starter for the 200Gonzo at its best Klaus Stiefel I read this book as an appetizer for the current US presidential election campaign. And what an appetizer it is - akin to a halopenio shrimp cocktail with mescalin! It would have been an even better starter for the 2004 election, with which the 1972 election (featured here) shared many features: An incumbent hated by all the progressives at home and everybody in the rest of the world, an opponent who stands for nothing but not being that incumbent (defeated in the primaries in 72) and a murderous, immoral and expensive war on the other side of the world, which nevertheless didn't cost the US presi. election, with which the 1972 election (featured here) shared many features: An incumbent hated by all the progressives at home and everybody in the rest of the world, an opponent who stands for nothing but not being that incumbent (defeated in the primaries in 72) and a murderous, immoral and expensive war on the other side of the world, which nevertheless didn't cost the US presi. Beeblebrox said Gonzo journalism at its twisted zenith.. Anyone wishing to truly understand the Age of Nixon should have three books in their collection: The Final Days by Woodward 7 Bernstein; The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon by Anthony Summers; and Fear & Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '7"Gonzo journalism at its twisted zenith." according to Beeblebrox. Anyone wishing to truly understand the Age of Nixon should have three books in their collection: The Final Days by Woodward 7 Bernstein; The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon by Anthony Summers; and Fear & Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72.True, in this book Thompson focuses most of his attention and energy on the Democratic primary -- but that primary season was irrevocably shaped by Nixonian politics, and, in any event, Thompson did, surprisingly, manage to spend some time with the Nixon campaign.F&L:OTCPT'72 provides a jaggedly sharp view of the inner workings of four Demo. .True, in this book Thompson focuses most of his attention and energy on the Democratic primary -- but that primary season was irrevocably shaped by Nixonian politics, and, in any event, Thompson did, surprisingly, manage to spend some time with the Nixon campaign.F&L:OTCPT'7"Gonzo journalism at its twisted zenith." according to Beeblebrox. Anyone wishing to truly understand the Age of Nixon should have three books in their collection: The Final Days by Woodward 7 Bernstein; The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon by Anthony Summers; and Fear & Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72.True, in this book Thompson focuses most of his attention and energy on the Democratic primary -- but that primary season was irrevocably shaped by Nixonian politics, and, in any event, Thompson did, surprisingly, manage to spend some time with the Nixon campaign.F&L:OTCPT'72 provides a jaggedly sharp view of the inner workings of four Demo. provides a jaggedly sharp view of the inner workings of four Demo
The result is a classic piece of subversive reportage and a fantastic ride on the rollercoaster of Hunter's uniquely savage imagination. The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. In 1972 Hunter S. In his own words, written years before Watergate: 'It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned to fear and despise.'. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington
. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 and Generation of Swine. Thompson is incomparably the most celebrated exponent of the New Journalism. Ralph Steadman is one of Britain's best-known cartoonists and illustrators. Hunter S. His books include I, Leonardo and the bestselling illustrated Animal Farm