Thompson travelled across the U.S.A covering the democratic primaries and ultimately the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon and George McGovern. He took his own life in 2005 at the age of 68. Many of his books are Penguin or Harper Perennial modern classics including “Hells Angels: A strange and terrible saga”, cult classic “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” and “Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail ’72”. Thompson was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1937, during the course of his colourful life he worked as a journalist in South America, ran for sheriff of Aspen Colorado on a “Freak Power” ticket and lost by a very small margin, participated in Ken Kesey’s first “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests” and is attributed with pioneering “Gonzo” journalism.
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