Hell's Angels: Popular Penguins
Author: Thompson, Hunter S.
ISBN: 9780141045566
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 182mm x 112mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America, paralysing whole towns with fear. Determined to discover the truth behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs, Hunter S. Thompson spent a year on the road with the Angels, documenting his hair-raising experiences with Charger Charley, Big Frank, Little Jesus and The Gimp. Hell's Angels was the result- a masterpiece of underground reportage whose free-wheeling, impressionistic style created the legend of Gonzo journalism, and made Thompson's name as the wild man of American writing.
ISBN: 9780141045566
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 182mm x 112mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America, paralysing whole towns with fear. Determined to discover the truth behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs, Hunter S. Thompson spent a year on the road with the Angels, documenting his hair-raising experiences with Charger Charley, Big Frank, Little Jesus and The Gimp. Hell's Angels was the result- a masterpiece of underground reportage whose free-wheeling, impressionistic style created the legend of Gonzo journalism, and made Thompson's name as the wild man of American writing.
