Hell's Angel : The Life and Times of Sonny

A tale of loyalty and betrayal, brotherhood and liberation, "Hell's Angel" is the bestselling story of the group's visionary founder and his fight for personal freedom and the right to live the outlaw life on the open road. 50 photos.

Ralph "Sonny" Barger currently lives near Phoenix, Arizona, having moved from his longtime hometown of Oakland. He is now a member of the Cave Creek chapter of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. A master mechanic, he has been technical consultant on several biker films

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

xi

Muster to Custer

1

(10)

Blue-Collar Oakland, Jungle Jim's, and Ralph the Lumper

11

(14)

Sleeping in the Snake Pit

25

(24)

Harleys, Choppers, Full Dressers, and Stolen Wheels

49

(18)

The Proud, the (Filthy) Few... the Hell's Angels

67

(30)

Old Ladies, Main Squeezes, and the Maid of Livermore

97

(22)

The Sizzling, Acid-Drenched Sixties

119

(20)

Running Through the Jungle, Porterville, and Shooting Pool with an Automatic

139

(20)

Let It Bleed: No Sympathy for the Devils of Altamont

159

(12)

Murder, Mayhem, Living Outside the Law

171

(18)

Locked Up and Low Down---Angels on Ice

189

(18)

RICO My Ass---the Law with the Funny Name

207

(22)

Rats, Infil-Traitors, and Government Informants

229

(10)

Taz Kicks the Big C

239

(8)

Oakland in My Rearview Mirror, Carefree Highway Through My Windshield

247

(10)

Afterword: The Rap-Up

257

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Hell's Angel : The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club

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