Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72

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book gonzo journalism political journalism

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is a landmark work of gonzo political journalism chronicling the 1972 U.S. presidential election with Hunter S. Thompson’s trademark blend of reportage, satire, and personal narrative.

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Label	Occurrences
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 canonical	2
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72	1
Fear and Loathing series	1

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Target entity: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Context triple: [Hunter S. Thompson, notableWork, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72]

A. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 surreal black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam, adapted from Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism novel about a drug-fueled trip to Las Vegas.
B. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is Tom Wolfe’s pioneering work of New Journalism that chronicles Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters’ LSD-fueled road trips and helped define 1960s counterculture.
C. A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 American drama film that explores the rise and corruption of a media-made populist celebrity and the power of television in shaping public opinion.
D. American Splendor
American Splendor is a 2003 biographical comedy-drama film that blends live action and documentary elements to chronicle the life of underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar.
E. Lenny Bruce on Trial
"Lenny Bruce on Trial" is a documentary film that examines the groundbreaking obscenity prosecutions of comedian Lenny Bruce and their impact on free speech and modern stand-up comedy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Target entity description: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is a landmark work of gonzo political journalism chronicling the 1972 U.S. presidential election with Hunter S. Thompson’s trademark blend of reportage, satire, and personal narrative.

A. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 surreal black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam, adapted from Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism novel about a drug-fueled trip to Las Vegas.
B. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is Tom Wolfe’s pioneering work of New Journalism that chronicles Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters’ LSD-fueled road trips and helped define 1960s counterculture.
C. A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 American drama film that explores the rise and corruption of a media-made populist celebrity and the power of television in shaping public opinion.
D. American Splendor
American Splendor is a 2003 biographical comedy-drama film that blends live action and documentary elements to chronicle the life of underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar.
E. Lenny Bruce on Trial
"Lenny Bruce on Trial" is a documentary film that examines the groundbreaking obscenity prosecutions of comedian Lenny Bruce and their impact on free speech and modern stand-up comedy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ gonzo journalism ⓘ political journalism ⓘ
author	Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ
basedOn	Rolling Stone campaign reports ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversEvent	1972 U.S. presidential general election ⓘ Democratic Party primaries 1972 ⓘ Republican Party primaries 1972 ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ
featuresPerson	Edmund Muskie ⓘ George McGovern ⓘ George Wallace ⓘ Hubert Humphrey ⓘ linked to: Hubert H. Humphrey Richard Nixon ⓘ Thomas Eagleton ⓘ linked to: Thomas F. Eagleton
follows	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ⓘ linked to: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (book)
genre	journalism ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasFormat	e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasISBN	978-0-87932-053-3 ⓘ
hasReprintPublisher	Vintage Books ⓘ Warner Books ⓘ
journalisticStyle	gonzo ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	New Journalism ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeStyle	first-person ⓘ
notableFor	blending reportage and personal narrative ⓘ influence on political journalism ⓘ use of satire in political coverage ⓘ
originalMedium	Rolling Stone magazine ⓘ linked to: Rolling Stone
originalPublisher	Straight Arrow Books ⓘ linked to: Straight Arrow Publishers
pageCountApproximate	500 ⓘ
partOf	Hunter S. Thompson bibliography ⓘ linked to: Hunter S. Thompson’s Gonzo universe
publicationYear	1973 ⓘ
setting	United States presidential campaign trail ⓘ linked to: United States presidential campaigns
structure	collection of articles ⓘ
subject	1972 United States presidential election ⓘ American politics ⓘ presidential campaigns ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1971 ⓘ 1972 ⓘ

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Hunter S. Thompson → notableWork → Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 ⓘ

Raoul Duke → appearsIn → Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 ⓘ

Dr. Gonzo → partOfWork → Fear and Loathing series ⓘ

linked to: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72

Ralph Steadman → illustrated → Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 ⓘ