ABSTRACT
....there is no doubt who is mnning the show: Ralph “Sonny” Barger, the Maximum Leader, a six-foot, 170-pound warehouseman from East Oakland, the coolest head in the lot, and tough, quick-thinking dealer when any action starts. By turns he is a fanatic, a philosopher, a brawler, a shrewd compromiser and a final arbiter... .when the party gets wild and loose, he answers to names such as Prez, Papa, and Daddy. Barger’s word goes unquestioned....”
