One evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 pounds that he can travel around the globe in 80 days - and he is determined not to lose. Travelling by train, steamship, sailing boat, sledge and even elephant, Fogg and his manservant must overcome kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks and Inspector Fix.

The Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America, paralysing whole towns with fear. Determined to discover the truth behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs, Hunter S. Thompson spent a year on the road with the Angels, documenting his hair-raising experiences with Charger Charley, Big Frank, Little Jesus and The Gimp. Hell's Angels was the result- a masterpiece of underground reportage whose free-wheeling, impressionistic style created the legend of Gonzo journalism, and made Thompson's name as the wild man of American writing.

Details

ISBN13: 9780141045566
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 288
Edition:
Publication Date: 29 Jun 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 182(H)x112(L)x16(W)156
Weight (gm): 156

Author Biography

Hunter S. Thompson's works include Fear and Loathing in America, Screwjack, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex and The Rum Diary. Hunter S. Thompsoncommitted suicide in February 2005.

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