The Rebels : a brotherhood of outlaw bikers /

Wolf (University of Prince Edward Island), aka "Coyote" to the Rebels MC (Motorcycle Club) of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has provided an insider's look at the subcultural world of the outlaw biker. This ethnography provides an in-depth look at club life the violence, camaraderie, riding, and carousing common to these working-class rebels seeking freedom by "riding in the wind." Through participant observation, Wolf, an anthropologist, clearly documents how one "strikes" to become a "patch holder," and describes the various activities of bikers, from club bike "runs," to money-raising activities that include drug selling, sponsoring "boogies" (public dances), and selling club shares. Most of the Rebels work as seasonal laborers, truck drivers, oil field roustabouts, machinists, or bike mechanics. Their lives revolve around the summer months when club activities are in full swing. Wolf's study is a first-rate, firsthand account of "life on the run and life lived for fun." College, university, and public libraries.-C. F. Armstrong, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania