Penguin|Hunter Thompson: Hell's Angels

From the father of `gonzo journalism`, Hunter S. Thompson`s research for Hell`s Angels involved more than a year of close association with the outlaws who burned a path through 1960s America, resulting in a masterpiece of underground reportage published in Penguin Modern Classics.

`A phalanx of motorcycles cam roaring over the hill from the west ... the noise was like a landslide, or a wing of bombers passing over. Even knowing the Angels I couldn`t quite handle what I was seeing.`

Huge bikes, filthy denim and an aura of barely contained violence