"Hell's Angels: Three Can Keep a Secret If Two Are Dead" by Yves Lavigne
Trade paperback edition. Carol Publishing Group (August 1, 2000)
Condition: Like new.
A reporter for the Toronto Globe and Mail here examines the
history and status quo of various groups of bikers (Hell's Angels are
the best known) currently active in the U.S. and Canada. Lavigne
describes--in overtly sensationalistic fashion--the media sensationalism
that surrounds (and for a time succored) outlaw bikers, alleging that
present-day gangs (Hell's Angels, Outlaws, Pagans, Bandidos) rival, and
even surpass, traditional organized crime mobs in terms of revenues,
organization and ruthlessness. While certain sections of the book (deep
history, inter-gang feuding, an in-depth portrayal of the multiple
execution of five Montreal Hell's Angels in 1985) do illuminate a
relatively inaccessible subculture, the bulk of the volume is an amalgam
of turgid prose, luridly violent anecdote and speculative, hyperbolic
hypothesis. An assessment of bikers' attitudes toward women is couched
in grossly offensive language, while a litany of security systems and
weapons arsenals of gang-chapter clubhouses is merely boring.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Publisher
:
Lyle Stuart; Carol Publishing Group ed edition (August 1, 2000)
- Language
:
English
- Paperback
:
344 pages
- ISBN-10
:
0818405147
- ISBN-13
:
978-0818405143
- Item Weight
:
1.09 pounds
- Dimensions
:
5.91 x 0.91 x 8.97 inches
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