Fear and loathing in America
Subtitle: the brutal odyssey of an outlaw journalist, 1968-1976
By: Hunter S. Thompson ; foreword by David Halberstam ; edited by Douglas Brinkley.
Contributors: Brinkley, Douglas.
Series: The Gonzo letters ;; v. 2
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 756
Subjects: Thompson, Hunter S. -- Correspondence; Journalists -- United States -- Correspondence
Genres: Correspondence.
Description: "Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing: On the campaign Trail '72.

To read Thompson's dispatches from these years - addressed to the author's friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut - is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history."--BOOK JACKET.