Urn:oclc:record:1035609797 Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier hellsangels00hunt Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9b57m63b Isbn 067960331XĦ6018327 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Openlibrary OL7699663M Openlibrary_edition 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 legendĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:16:17 Boxid IA142715 Boxid_2 CH120301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition Modern Library ed. 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. 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.
Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. The Menace is loose again." Thus begins Hunter S.
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. and now they are bringing up children who think Jesse James is a television character." "California, Labor Day weekend. For twenty years they have sat with their children and watched yesterday's outlaws raise hell with yesterday's world.
The generation represented by the editors of Time has lived so long in a world full of celluloid outlaws hustling toothpaste and hair oil that it is no longer capable of confronting the real thing. "Far from being freaks, the Hell's Angels are a logical product of the culture that now claims to be shocked by their existence. After writing a piece on the Heirs Angels and other cycle gangs for The Nation, Thompson signed a contract with Ballantine and spent time with "as many vicious thugs as possible." His involvement ended on Labor Day 1966 when a group of Angels "stomped" Thompson, nearly kicking him to death. Hell's Angels" was Hunter Thompson's first book, an account of the year that the reporter spent riding with the biker gang, then the very symbol of dangerous counterculture. With a new introduction by Douglas Brinkley 10 exclusive remixes from electronic music’s finest artists including Nils Frahm, Jonas Rathsman, Deetron, Eats Everything, Dennis Ferrer, Patrick Topping, M.A.N.D.Y, Andhim, Hunter Game and Chi Thanh of classic singles including “Night Falls”, “Mandarine Girl”, “Lost High”, “In White Rooms”, “Wasting Time”, and of course, “Body Language” will feature alongside the 2016 re-master of the original album.Originally published: New York : Random House, 1967. To mark its 10th anniversary Booka Shade release an expanded re-issue of the era-defining and career-kickstarting LP Movements. Available on Boxset, 2LP, 2CD or digital.