Foreword / David Halberstam
Editor's Note / Douglas Brinkley
Author's Note / Hunter S. Thompson
Chicago: The Great American Slaughter-House
Public Murders and Private Beatings
Whipped Like a Dog with the Whole World Watching
Clandestine Meeting with Nixon, Coup de Grace for the Sixties
Local Politics with a Vengeance, Death to the Greed-Heads
First Visit with Mescalito, Dangerous Fun with the Brown Buffalo
Death Trip to the White House, Nixon Uber Alles
Wild Victory in Horse Country, Disaster at the America's Cup
Nixon's Massacre at Kent State, the Nightmare of Ralph Steadman
Just How Weird Can You Stand It, Brother, Before Your Love Will Crack?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Queer Nights in the Circus-Circus, Drag-Racing on the Strip
Brown Power in East L.A., Tom Wolfe Flees to Italy
Invasion of the Jesus Freaks, a Generation Run Amok
Shrewd Advice from the Sports Desk
Freak Power Goes to Washington, Strategic Retreat into National Politics
Madness and Violence on the Sunshine Special
Getting to Know the White House, Learning to Fear Richard Nixon
Falling in Love on the Zoo Plane, Farewell Forever to Innocence
Marlin Fishing in Mexico, Killing Time with the Oakland Raiders
Rookie of the Year in Washington, Rube of the Year in Hollywood
Waiting for Watergate, Hatching the Plot to Croak Nixon.