Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Description
In the early 1960s, Hunter S. Thompson embedded himself with the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, the most notorious and feared outlaw riders in American history, to document their lives on the open road. What began as a magazine article evolved into a year-long immersion into the world of leather-clad rebels tearing through California's highways, where Thompson witnessed both the raw freedom and brutal violence that defined this subculture. Through Thompson's visceral and unflinching prose, the Hell's Angels emerge as the last vestiges of American pioneer individualism—lawless, uncompromising, and fiercely independent men living on society's margins. The project culminates in a shocking act of violence that nearly kills Thompson himself, a brutal ending that underscores the dangerous reality behind the outlaw mythology. This groundbreaking work scandalized America and announced the arrival of a major literary talent, establishing Thompson's signature style of immersive, high-stakes journalism.
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paperback
Robert Laffont
Published Jan 1, 2000
345 pages
ISBN: 9782221090732
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First Published
1967
Language
eng
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