Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972

A collection of articles covering the 1972 presidential campaign serialized in Rolling Stone and later released as a book, written by gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson and illustrated by Ralph Steadman.

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1972 presidential campaign - Rolling Stone - Gonzo journalist - Hunter S Thompson - Ralph Steadman

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The book focuses almost exclusively on the Democratic Party's primaries and the breakdown of the party as it splits between the different candidates, including the manic maneuvering of the George McGovern campaign during the Miami convention as they sought to ensure the nomination of their candidate despite attempts to block the nomination by other candidates, notably the George Wallace campaign.

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Democratic Party - George McGovern - George Wallace

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Thompson began his coverage of the campaign in December 1971, just as the race toward the primaries was beginning, from his rented apartment in Washington, DC (a situation he compared to "living in an armed camp, a condition of constant fear"). Over the next 12 months, in voluminous detail, he covered every aspect of the campaign, from the smallest rally to the raucous conventions with hardly time to catch his breath.

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