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. 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.