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Hell's angels : a strange and terrible saga
- Title
- Hell's angels : a strange and terrible saga / Hunter S. Thompson.
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S.
- Publication
- New York : Ballantine Books, 1996, ©1995.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-5367 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 273 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, 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.
- Subject
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Random House, 1967.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-5367
- ISBN
- 0345410084
- 9780345410085
- LCCN
- 96096723
- OCLC
- 35870682
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S.
- Title
- Hell's angels : a strange and terrible saga / Hunter S. Thompson.
- Imprint
- New York : Ballantine Books, 1996, ©1995.
- Edition
- 1st Ballantine Books trade ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
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- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-5367