Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame & Degradation by Hunter S. Thompson [FIRST EDITION / 1988]

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Generation of Swine - Tales of Shame & Degradation by Hunter S Thompson [THE GONZO PAPERS VOLUME II]

FIRST EDITION / THIRD PRINTING [1988] SUMMIT BOOKS

Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.  Dust jacket is excellent; some mild shelf wear and tanning.   Book reads like new; touch of fading to cloth part of spine and some minor discoloration to top of text block [last photo]


Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions and soldier-of-fortune trade shows, Dr. Thompson is at his apocalyptic best―covering emblematic events such as the 1987-88 presidential campaign, with Vice President George Bush, Sr., fighting for his life against Republican competitors like Alexander Haig, Pat Buchanan, and Pat Robertson; detailing the GOP's obsession with drugs and drug abuse; while at the same time capturing momentous social phenomena as they occurred, like the rise of cable, satellite TV, and CNN―24 hours of mainline news. Showcasing his inimitable talent for social and political analysis, Generation of Swine is vintage Thompson―eerily prescient, incisive, and enduring.