Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72

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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72. This is the paperback edition.

At this time, all books listed on the store are in stock, and were shipped first to Owl Farm where they were each embossed with Hunter S. Thompson's personal library seal. 

Anita Thompson is happy to personally inscribe the book for you, though it may delay the shipment of your book by several days. Thank you for keeping Hunter S. Thompson’s spirit alive in your life. 

Publishers Description: "The 50th anniversary edition of “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) featuring a new foreword from Johnny Knoxville.

A half-century after its original publication, Hunter S. Thompson’s 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. 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). 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—and that is just as relevant to the many ills and issues roiling the nation today. As Johnny Knoxville writes in his foreword to this 50th anniversary edition: “Hunter predicted it all.”"