Fear and Loathing in America The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968-1976

Letters spanning the years between 1968 and 1976 highlight the author's biting wit, scary powers of observation, and encounters with such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut.
Foreword
David Halberstam
Editor's Note
Douglas Brinkley
Author's Notei
Hunter S. Thompson
1968
Chicago: The Great American Slaughter-House
Public Murders & Private Beatings
Whipped Like a Dog with the Whole World Watching
Which Side Are You On?
Clandestine Meeting with Nixon, Coup de Grace for the Sixties
1969
The Battle of Aspen
Local Politics with a Vengeance, Death to the Greed-Heads
First Visit with Mescalito, Dangerous Fun with the Brown Buffalo
Death Trip to the White House, Nixon Uber Alles
1970
Thompson for Sheriff
The Freak Also Rises
Wild Victory in Horse Country, Disaster at the America's Cup
Nixon's Massacre at Kent State, the Nightmare of Ralph Steadman
Just How Weird Can You Stand It, Brother, Before Your Love Will Crack?
1971
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Queer Nights in the Circus-Circus, Drag-Racing on the Strip
Brown Power in East L.A., Tom Wolfe Flees to Italy
Invasion of the Jesus Freaks, a Generation Run Amok
Shrewd Advice from the Sports Desk
1972
Freak Power Goes to Washington, Strategic Retreat into National Politics
Madness & Violence on the Sunshine Special
Getting to Know the White House, Learning to Fear Richard Nixon
Falling in Love on the Zoo Plane, Farewell Forever to Innocence
1973
The Great Shark Hunt
Marlin Fishing in Mexico, Killing Time with the Oakland Raiders
Rookie of the Year in Washington, Rube of the Year in Hollywood
Waiting for Watergate, Hatching the Plot to Croak Nixon
The Curse of Sudden Fame
1974
Back to Washington, Back to Work, Back to the Halls of the Evil Watergate Hotel
Collapse of the Nixon Empire, Revenge of the Brutal Freaks
Constant Travel, Constant Plotting, Summit Conference in Elko & Fateful First Meeting with Jimmy Carter
Senator Thompson from Colorado?
1975
Last Dance in Saigon, End of the War in Vietnam, Conversations from the Garden of Agony
Touring the Orient for Money, Sex & Violence in Hong Kong, Last Memo from the Global Affairs Desk
1976
Jimmy Carter & the Rise of the Rock & Roll Vote
Marijuana Goes to the White House
Crime Is the Long-Term Answer
Preferential Treatment for Journalists
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
The Fear and Loathing in America Honor Roll
Chronological List of Letters
Index
About the Author
About the Editor