Born to be wild : the rise of the American motorcyclist /
Randy D. McBee.
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource (xii, 359 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : don't shoot the easy rider -- No worthwhile citizen ever climbed aboard a motorcycle and gunned the engine : the rise of the biker, 1940s-1970s -- How to kill a biker : small-town invasions and the postindustrial city -- You ain't shit if you don't ride a Harley : the middle-class motorcyclist and the Japanese Honda -- The value of a slow break-in cannot be overemphasized : the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and the end of the golden age of motorcycling -- Let those who ride decide : the right and age-old biker values, 1940s-1990s -- The last male refuge : women riders, the counterculture, and the struggle over gender -- It's a black thang : law and (dis)order and the African American freedom struggle.
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Motorcycling--History.--United States Motorcycling--Social aspects--History.--United States Motorcyclists--History.--United States Motorcycle clubs--History.--United States