Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson [1981 PAPERBACK]

Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson

VINTAGE PAPERBACK [1981] BALLANTINE BOOKS

First mass market edition.  21st printing from 1981.  

Book is in excellent condition.  Shelf wear to cover.  Reads just like new with some tanning. 

In the mid-60s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up & 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 1st defined, & when such countercultural movements were electrifying & horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy & brutal honesty, & with a nuanced & incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited & sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in '67, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.