While not a perfect (or perfectly accurate) narrative of the politics of the 70's, this is a compelling read. Dr. Thompson takes us on a trip and his observations concerning his fellow journalists on the campaign trail (notably that there is no such thing as a journalist without biases or prejudices) were groundbreaking in their honesty. A great introduction to the "New Journalism" school of nonfiction writing that was undergoing adolescence at the time. Toss in a great (and bizarre) little description of Hunter's trip to an NFL game with Nixon, and you have a great read.