Hunter S. Thompson was best known for creating gonzo journalism, a highly personal style in which the reporter is a central figure in the story. His notable works include the article “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved”; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, which became a contemporary classic and established the genre of gonzo journalism; and Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973), Thompson’s chronicle of the 1972 presidential campaigns of George McGovern and Richard Nixon.
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