The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

Categories: History | North America

On May 4, 1947, the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was formed in California. There have been many scandals around this legendary club that still exists. Perhaps the most famous of them is connected with the murder of a fan at a Rolling Stones concert in 1969, when Hells Angels were hired to guard the band during their American tour.

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

In 1965, the future father of gonzo journalism and the author of the acclaimed novel "Fear and Hatred in Las Vegas" Hunter S. Thompson spent a whole year with club members who usually do not let strangers into their lives, after which he published the book "Hell's Angels" (full title: HellsAngels. A Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs). We present to you the Hells Angels through the eyes of Hunter S. Thompson.

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

.

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

The best pictures of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

Post News Article

Recent articles

16 life patterns
16 life patterns

Every day we face some trouble. The technique is slow, when you need something rushed, all traffic lights you come across on the ...

How drinking straws were invented
How drinking straws were invented

Straws are such a commonplace item that we rarely think about their origins. It seems they've always been around: in cocktails, ...

The time of fridges: a butcher's shop in Victorian England
The time of fridges: a butcher's shop in Victorian England

In the Victorian era Britain was quickly urbanized. By 1851 it became the first country lived in cities of more people than in the ...