A sensational book. A scandalous book. In 1966, it had the effect of a bombshell, and even today it is considered the only reliable study of the life and customs of the strange tribe of "modern barbarians" from biker gangs.
Hunter Thompson accomplished the impossible: this founder of gonzo journalism became one of the family in the most famous biker "family" – the "great and terrible" Hell's Angels.
For two years, he roamed with the gang across America, witnessing the feats and crimes of the Hell's Angels, their brawls, friendships, and astonishing mutual trust, which created absolute collective responsibility, resulting in this unimaginable book, which one critic correctly called "a brutal rock-and-roll fairy tale," and the Hell's Angels themselves called it "the only truth that has ever been written about them".