Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 canonical | 2 |
| Fear and Loathing series | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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gonzo journalism ⓘ political journalism ⓘ |
| author | Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rolling Stone campaign reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coversEvent |
1972 U.S. presidential general election
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Democratic Party primaries 1972 ⓘ Republican Party primaries 1972 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Edmund Muskie
NERFINISHED
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George McGovern NERFINISHED ⓘ George Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Eagleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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political non-fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-87932-053-3 ⓘ |
| hasReprintPublisher |
Vintage Books
NERFINISHED
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Warner Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| journalisticStyle | gonzo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending reportage and personal narrative
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influence on political journalism ⓘ use of satire in political coverage ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Rolling Stone magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Straight Arrow Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 500 ⓘ |
| partOf | Hunter S. Thompson bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| setting | United States presidential campaign trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of articles ⓘ |
| subject |
1972 United States presidential election
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American politics ⓘ presidential campaigns ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1971
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1972 ⓘ |
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Fear and Loathing series