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2000 book by Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in America
First edition
AuthorHunter S. Thompson
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date2000
Publication placeUnited States
Pages784
ISBN0-684-87315-X
OCLC63717046
Dewey Decimal070/.92 B 21
LC ClassPN4874.T444 A3 2000
Preceded byThe Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1: The Proud Highway: The Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955–1967 

Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968–1976 is a collection of hundreds of letters Hunter S. Thompson wrote (as well as a handful he received) after his rise to fame with his 1967 book Hell's Angels. These letters deal primarily with Thompson and his editor at Random House, Jim Silberman, his correspondence with Oscar Zeta Acosta, and his perpetually fluctuating relationship with Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone.

Throughout this time period, Thompson discusses Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, and his unending desire to see his then-unpublished novel The Rum Diary made into a film.

Further reading

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  • "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy"
  • "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved"
  • "The Battle of Aspen"
  • "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan"
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