‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive …”’

Hunter S. Thompson is on the desert road to Las Vegas with his lawyer, the Samoan, to discover the dark side of the American Dream. Armed with a massive array of drugs, the duo is involved in a surreal sequence of chemically enhanced confrontations with casino officials, policemen, and various "Middle Americans".

This stylish reissue of Hunter S. Thompson's iconic masterpiece, a controversial bestseller upon its 1971 release, includes the amazing illustrations by Ralph Steadman from the original edition. It brings to a new generation the delirious humor and nightmare thoughts of Hunter S. Thompson about the collapse of the American Dream.

Pages: 240, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm