Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451691572 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 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 president his job.When the great HST covers the 19. Gonzo journalism at its twisted zenith. 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 Democratic campaigns: the primary efforts of Ed M
Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written.. Thompson comes the bestselling critical look at Nixon and McGovern’s 1972 presidential election.Forty years after its original publication, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 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” (The New York Times). From the legendary journalist and creator of “Gonzo” journalism Hunter S
“The best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process.” —The New York Times Book Review“The best stuff on the campaign I’ve read anywhere.” —The Washington Post“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.” —Los Angeles Times“Thompson should be recognized for contributing some of the clearest, most bracing and fearless analysis of the possibilities and failures of American democrac
Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Hunter S. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. . He died in February 2005