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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22750922
EAN num: 9780760321935
ISBN number: 0760321930
Label: Motorbooks
Manufacturer: Motorbooks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: August 08, 2005
Publishing house: Motorbooks
Sale Popularity Level: 174846
Studio: Motorbooks
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The seminal event in 'outlaw biker' culture was a 1947 weekend in Hollister, California. Motorcyclists, including members of the Boozefighters club, engaged in street racing and other raucous activities. A sensationalized report of the event ran in LIFE magazine, along with frightening (albeit posed) photos of the outlaws. Was the event (later portrayed in Marlon Brando’s The Wild One) as wild as reported? Or, in truth, was it even wilder? The answer is found in this book filled with first-person accounts from past and present members of the Boozefighters and others on the scene. This is gripping narrative of a now-legendary event. It’s a true story that is more interesting than the caricatured outlaw legend that has grown up around the name Hollister.
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I'm sure these guys are great and have had great times together, and I have the greatest respect for them and their generation. However, the book just couldn't hold my attention. It just wasn't fun to read after the very first couple chapters.
I found myself having to make myself sit and read a chapter or two at a time just to get through it. The stories were interesting for a while, but then it was almost like the author was telling the same or very similar stories over and over...and none of the stories were really that "wild".
There are a few interesting tidbits and historical references here, but if you're looking for a fun and entertaining book, this DEFINITELY IS NOT IT. I had to force myself to finish reading it.
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Although the book is written in the spirit of awe of the "old timers" and focuses a bit too much on deifying them it gives the reader an insight as to what the good life was back then. The book takes to back to a time when people could live a robust filled life without ending up in the federal pen back before lawyers and lawsuits ruined things for everyone. Comaradarie triumphs over greed and materialism and people didn't sweat the little things in life. It is written about an age where people were real and not made out of plastic like almost everything else these days. In those days when you had a nice custom bike it was because you and your buddies built it yourselves and not out of store bought parts. You built your bike to ride and not to impress people and trailer it around in your truck. The book is a good read about real people and the life they lived.
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This book made me want to be there during the simpler times,when ya did something that wasn't completely within the boundaries of the law and and you weren't crucified for screwing up. My favorite part was the ride from southern cali to daytona and the money they made along the way. This book was a really good reading book.
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Good book if you're a Booze Fighter interested in the history of the club. Really the stories aren't that Wild.
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I loved the book. Overall a fun ride through the history of the so called biker culture and how it started; just a bunch of good friends with a common bond and loyalty to each other.
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