Evel Knievel: American Hero

by Ace Collins

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312243901
• ISBN13: 9780312243906
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

But the PICTURES are good!

The biography is detailed, interesting, and there are many pictures. I don't know what "lazy writing" means, but my focus was on the man, not the author. Clearly Evel knew his faults, but he found a way to make a living knowing his physical health would suffer and he'd be in pain for the rest of his life. His last stunt was taking a baseball bat to his promoter, who was also his lawyer, a mistake he would regret for the rest of his life. (The lawyer is going after what remains of Evel's estate.)