Freedom: Credos from the Road

Sonny Barger

Oct 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

There are few men who are as quintessentially American as Sonny Barger. He is patriotic—a veteran who loves his country. He is independent—choosing his own path on his motorcycle, living life on his own terms. He is outspoken—he has boldly criticized injustices in American law and society despite the backlash this has evoked from the establishment. Yet the element that he finds most important, most sacred, most American, is freedom.

In Freedom, Sonny articulates many of the principles he employs in his own life. Whether he is regarded as a leader, a rebel, a revolutionary, a criminal, or a soldier, Sonny's outlook has been influenced not just by school but by the military, prison, and his experiences riding with the world's most notorious motorcycle club. It was on these various journeys that he learned the lessons that are most important in his life and the qualities he respects when he sees them in others:

Independence
Customize Yourself; Originals Don't Come Off an Assembly Line

Toughness
Temper the Steel to Forge a Strong Blade

Fairness
Treat Me Good, I'll Treat You Better; Treat Me Bad, I'll Treat You Worse

Presented in the form of fifty credos, this book gives Sonny Barger's perspective on how to live a life that embodies the most fundamental of American virtues: freedom.

Ratings and reviews

I'm confused. They are all tough but why are they making out together. There was a scene in the Hunter s Thompson documentary were Hells angels were kissing like full blown French kissing.

Would you pay ten bucks to sit down with Sonny Barger and hear him speak about life, motorcycles and dealing with people? I sure as hell would, and that's sort of what you get with this book. Old school wisdom from a man who has seen a lot that you and I will never see or experience. Very good book, Sonny. 5 stars.

Great book! Some of it was the same wisdom I've heard many times before, although Sonny gives it to you straight and skips all the fluff others tend to pack around it, but much of it was all new! A great read from the mind of the original outlaw biker himself!

About the author

Ralph "Sonny" Barger (1938-2002) was the author of Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.