Hell's Angel: The Autobiography Of Sonny Barger

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The only authorized, authentic book about the Hell's Angels by founding member, Sonny Barger.

Hell's Angel chronicles the origins and rise of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club through the eyes of its founding member. Sonny Barger started the Oakland chapter of the Hell’s Angels in the late 50s with a loose-knit group of high school dropouts and social outcasts. Bonded by the love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, they formed a cadre of hard-driving hombres and answered the call of the open road.

Hell's Angel is not only a story of motorcycles, it is a tale of loyalty and betrayal, subcultures and brotherhood and freedom. It is Sonny’s fight for personal freedom and his right to exist with a band of individuals who choose a life outside the law.

This raw, firsthand account lays bare the code of the world's most famous motorcycle club:

  • True Crime Memoir: Told in his own words, Sonny Barger recounts the events that defined a generation and made the Hell’s Angels a symbol of rebellion.
  • American Outlaws: Discover the story behind the Oakland chapter’s formation from a loose-knit group of social outcasts into a disciplined cadre bonded by the open road.
  • Brotherhood and Betrayal: A gritty look at the fierce loyalty, rigid code, and brutal consequences that held the club together—and sometimes tore it apart.
  • Counterculture History: Go inside the sizzle of the acid-drenched sixties, the clashes with the law, and the fight for personal freedom that shook the establishment.
The only authorized, authentic book about the Hell's Angels by founding member, Sonny Barger. Hell's Angel chronicles the origins and rise of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club through the eyes of its founding member. Sonny Barger started the Oakland chapter of the Hell’s Angels in the late 50s wi...

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214 reviews
J Mac
May 15, 2017
No rocket science here, just a fun quick read. This is the tale of a true motorcycle outlaw legend and the life he's led. It's a cautionary tale about a man regularly on the wrong side of the law and his views on six decades of living and shaping motorcycle culture.
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David Trenheiser
October 8, 2020
i luved this history training e-book. going through similar stuff. i miss my friend rauell sonny barger, who i had met as bsa david. in tempe,az. kinda beat up now, but still alive to live hopefully free myself too's. thank for your help, friend, with some of my short chopper of a time. i really enjoyed as much as i can, and did too. now in sac,ca, for my future life with gff karen, with two and four legs children. david trenheiser is my name, from schreiber foods, proccessor cheese plant employment.
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Mike Strouth
August 12, 2016
A must read for anyone who rides a bike and has even a touch of rebel in them. Sonny Barger is quite a funny man in this masterpiece of true American history. I laughed out loud many times while reading only to look up at my wife or coworkers faces of that familiar 'WTF?'. This is one of, if not THE, best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. God bless the Hells Angels and Sonny Barger!
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About the author

Ralph "Sonny" Barger (1938-2002) was the author of Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.

Ralph "Sonny" Barger (1938-2002) was the author of Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.

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