![]() And in its own mad way, it’s darned refreshing. ‘Gaze in awe … Hunter Thompson does in his own mad way betray a profound democratic concern for the polity. Hunter Thompson is quite the writer, inserting himself into the mix. His books are brilliant and honorable and valuable … the literary equivalent of Cubism: all rules are broken.’ Wickedly entertaining trip through the mostly Democratic 1972 primaries. ![]() A contact sheet of Rinzler (left) with Thompson in 1973, putting the finishing touches on Thompson’s book Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 at the Seal Rock Inn in San Francisco. Thompson is the most creatively crazy and vulnerable of the New Journalists. Thompson invented the lurid tale out of whole cloth, mainly to gauge how nave the press was. ‘Obscene, horrid, repellent … driving, urgent, candid, searing … a fascinating, compelling book!’ ![]() ‘The best stuff on the campaign I’ve read anywhere.’ 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.’ Critical Praise ![]() The result is a classic piece of subversive reportage and a fantastic ride on the rollercoaster of Hunter’s uniquely savage imagination. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington. ![]() 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. ![]()
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