Evel Knievel
eBook - ePub

Evel Knievel

An American Hero

  1. 253 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evel Knievel

An American Hero

About this book

Robert "Evel" Knievel is one of the most unique heroes to earn a place in the collective psyche of this country. A high school dropout, an award-winning athlete, a petty thief, a motorcycle racer, and a political activist, Knievel earned his nickname because of his unlawful activities early in his life but rode that name to fame by consistently tempting death in the public eye. With a showman's panache and a madman's daring, he has risen-along with the likes of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe-past mere celebrity to the exalted level of American icon. Today, at sixty-two years of age, Evel still makes headlines, proving that the appeal of daredevil never dies. From his recent liver transplant to his son Robbie's jump off the Grand Canyon to his very public support of mandatory helmet laws, Knievel remains foremost in the minds of his millions of fans. Evel Knievel stands as a truly perfect example of a certain uniquely American aesthetic, one in which pride and heart can overcome any circumstances at all.

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Information

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780312243906
eBook ISBN
9781429972314

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 - Butte—The City That Created Evel
  5. 2 - The Evil Eye
  6. 3 - Bobby Embraces Evil
  7. 4 - Evil Days
  8. 5 - Trying to End the Evil Ways
  9. 6 - Bobby Becomes Evel
  10. 7 - Evel Alone
  11. 8 - Evel Bounces Back
  12. 9 - Caesar’s Hails Evel
  13. 10 - Evel Cheats Death
  14. 11 - Evel Returns
  15. 12 - Evel Arrives in Style
  16. 13 - Evel as an Icon
  17. 14 - Evel on Tour
  18. 15 - Evel Meets the Snake
  19. 16 - Time Overtakes Evel
  20. 17 - The Worst of Evel
  21. 18 - Evel Cheats Death Again
  22. Copyright Page