Hell's Angels - A Strange and Terrible Saga (Hardcover, 1999 Modern Library Ed)

'My own acid-eating experience is limited in terms of total consumption'... This is not the drug-addled Hunter S Thompson of later years, but the product of diligent research on the early days of the Hell's Angel phenomenon of 1960s America. Thompson associated himself with the Angels for a year; drinking with them, riding with them, and eventually pushing his luck too far and being 'stomped' by them. He came up with an entertaining and rounded picture of the 'outlaws', broadly sympathetic, but neither an apology for their excesses, nor a condemnation of their sometimes terrible crimes. This highly enjoyable book is distinctively Thompson; free-wheeling journalism shot through with a snarling distaste for authority. (Kirkus UK)

"California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again."  Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels.   In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial An-gels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Hunter S. Thompson
Introduction by:	Douglas Brinkley
Dimensions:	210 x 142 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	265
Edition:	1999 Modern Library Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-679-60331-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Promotions Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	0-679-60331-X
Barcode:	9780679603313

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