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Hunter S. Thompson

American
1937 - 2005
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the book Hell's Angels (1967), for which he lived a year among the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. It also set him on the path to establish the subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a style in which the writer becomes central to, and participant in the narrative.
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson

4.6/5

Half a century after its original publication, Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 endures as a cornerstone of American political journalism — a raw, funny, and ferocious account of the 1972 presidential race that critical coverage called "the best account yet published of what it feels like to be out there in the middle of the American political process." This review covers the book's content, context, and published reception; it does not reflect hands-on application or use.

Reviewed Jul 15, 2026

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