Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs

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gonzo journalism work journalism book non-fiction book

"Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" is Hunter S. Thompson’s groundbreaking work of immersive gonzo journalism chronicling his time embedded with the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club in the 1960s.

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instanceOf gonzo journalism work ⓘ
journalism book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
author Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Hunter S. Thompson's experiences embedded with the Hells Angels ⓘ
contains social commentary on American society in the 1960s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts biker rallies ⓘ
criminal activities ⓘ
police interactions with motorcycle gangs ⓘ
exploresTheme counterculture ⓘ
freedom and rebellion ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ
violence ⓘ
genre journalism ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
true crime ⓘ
hasFormat hardcover edition ⓘ
paperback edition ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReputation classic of American literary journalism ⓘ
controversial portrayal of the Hells Angels ⓘ
hasTitle Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced development of gonzo journalism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement New Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryStyle first-person narrative ⓘ
immersive reporting ⓘ
marketedAs reportage on outlaw motorcycle gangs ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective subjective ⓘ
notableFor early example of gonzo journalism ⓘ
partOfAuthorCareerPhase early career of Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ
precededBy early magazine articles on the Hells Angels by Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ
publicationYear 1966 ⓘ
publisher Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingPeriod 1960s ⓘ
settingPlace California NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject Hells Angels Motorcycle Club NERFINISHED ⓘ
outlaw motorcycle gangs ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timeEmbeddedWithGang approximately one year ⓘ
workOf Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ

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