{"product_id":"the-boys-on-the-bus-paperback","title":"The Boys on the Bus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Crouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHunter S. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse hopscotched the country with both the Nixon and McGovern campaigns and witnessed the birth of modern campaign journalism. The Boys on the Bus is the raucous story of how American news got to be what it is today. With its verve, wit, and psychological acumen, it is a classic of American reporting.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheap booze. Flying fl eshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. \u003cbr\u003eJust a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse hopscotched the country with both the Nixon and McGovern campaigns and witnessed the birth of modern campaign journalism. The Boys on the Bus is the raucous story of how American news got to be what it is today. With its verve, wit, and psychological acumen, it is a classic of American reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Crouse\u003c\/b\u003e has been a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Washington columnist for \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, writing numerous articles for these and other publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He translated, with Luc Brébion, Roger Martin du Gard's \u003ci\u003eLieutenant-Colonel de Maumort\u003c\/i\u003e. The new version of \u003ci\u003eAnything Goes\u003c\/i\u003e that he coauthored with John Weidman was staged at the Royal National Theatre in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHunter S. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (July 18, 1937-February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. He was known for his flamboyant writing style, most notably deployed in \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, which blurred the distinctions between writer and subject, fiction and nonfiction. The best source on Thompson's writing style and personality is Thompson himself. His books include \u003ci\u003eHell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72\u003c\/i\u003e (1973); \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1979); \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of Lono \u003c\/i\u003e(1983); \u003ci\u003eGeneration of Swine, Gonzo Papers Vol. 2: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's\u003c\/i\u003e (1988); and \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755452031309,"sku":"9780812968200","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/MFlSU2p2QXJJWWVVZWFpWjVZYUgrdz09.webp?v=1776718951","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-boys-on-the-bus-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}