HELL'S ANGEL, RALPH "SONNY" BARGER

Hells Angel is the only authorized book about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC). It's an unlimited access pass to the club's secret world, in which Sonny Barger, its visionary founder, recounts the club's birth in Oakland and chronicles four turbulent decades of its existence—decades during which the club became an essential part of the counterculture and American culture. Highways, rock and roll, drugs, guns, prisons, and above all, motorcycles: the Harley-Davidson between their legs and a winged skull on their back as a way of understanding life.
The recent and successful television series Sons of Anarchy—based in part on the club's history, and featuring a cameo appearance by Sonny himself—has brought greater visibility to the motorcycle club and rekindled interest in the inner workings of one of the most prominent subcultures to emerge in the mid-20th century. At Pepitas, we thought no one better than the founder of the Hells Angels to tell us the group's story. In his voice, the account of what happened at the Altamont festival, while the Rolling Stones were performing, takes on a new dimension. The abundant photographs, many from private collections or prestigious photographers, enrich this extraordinary narrative.

• Number of pages: 275
• Binding: Paperback
• Size: 21 x 14.5 cm