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‘Frank Sinatra couldn’t have drawn a crowd like that if he’d jumped off the hotel roof naked.’
‘I must have slept with 2000 women; I once slept with eight in 24 hours for a bet.’
‘I have broken more bones than I can remember.’
‘An international icon’ Time magazine
A searching and at times harrowing re-appraisal of the life of Evel Knievel, the seventies American icon and the greatest daredevil motorcyclist that ever lived.
Born in the town of Butte, Montana in 1938, Robert Craig Knievel was an outstanding athlete, ski jumper and ice hockey player at school. His early jobs included working in the copper mines and driving a bus as well as a stint in the US Army, but he always subsidised his income through crime ('I could crack a safe with one hand tied behind my back quicker than you could eat a hamburger with two.')
He used bikes to escape from the police and eventually hit upon the idea of jumping them after seeing a stunt driver jump cars at a state fair. His first jump took place over two mountain lions and a box of rattlesnakes, and he soon developed his act into the 'Evel Knievel Motorcycle Daredevils' before embarking on a solo career.
Knievel suffered 37 breaks and fractures during his daredevil career. In 1967 he spent 29 days in a coma after an attempt to jump over the fountains outside Caesar's Palace casino in Las Vegas. While recovering, he decided to make his goal to jump the Grand Canyon, an attempt he was forced to abort by the US Government; and later was paid $1 million for jumping over 13 double-decker buses at Wembley Stadium.
Now in his mid-sixties, he remains partially crippled from his injuries, which include breaks in both legs and a crushed pelvis. The gambling, alcoholism and womanising have also taken their toll. Meanwhile, his son Robbie has become a record-breaking stunt rider.
Stuart Barker's definitive biography captures the super-star status of Knievel, even to this day, and also examines the marketing phenomenon of a man who once boasted he ‘made $60 million and blew $61 million’.
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Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Life of Evel: Evel Knievel This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Artikel-Nr. 7719-9780007184583
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