Searching For My Identity (Volume 1): The Chronological Evolution Of A Troubled Adolescent To Outlaw Biker
About this audiobook
Volume 1 of Searching For My Identity is a chronological autobiography of an outlaw biker that covers his life from troubled adolescent in the sixties to prominent leader of a notorious international motorcycle club in January 2001. Intended for the general public and those in the academic community that find the outlaw biker aspects of anthropology, criminology, sociology, psychology, ethnography, deviant behavior, criminal justice, pop culture and humanities interesting, this is an extremely unique opportunity to learn about the lifestyle.
Due to the growing recognition of motorcycle clubs and outlaw bikers in pop culture, interest in the topic has recently exploded worldwide creating an insatiable demand for information on the secretive subculture that most people find intriguing, but most people are oblivious to the truth—the majority of the world’s motorcycle club members are legitimate hardworking men that rarely cause anyone problems. Contrary to the meth-addicted violence prone image regularly portrayed by the media, most of today’s outlaw bikers are productive contributing members of society that love motorcycles and the lifestyle, and the only thing they’re guilty of is having too much fun on the weekends.
Wondering if the primary cause of his psychologically skewed mind was the result of inherited behavior or learned behavior, Winterhalder recalls his life as a founding member of the Oklahoma Bandidos; the assimilation of the Rock Machine in Canada; the Quebec Biker War; his unsuccessful deportation; and the murders, assassinations, betrayal and drug use that contributed to his disillusionment and eventual departure from the organization.
Although the book includes some of the storyline found in Out In Bad Standings and The Assimilation, the narrative incorporated from those titles has been updated, revised and rewritten in a more professional manner, and features an additional fifty-thousand words about the author’s life never published. Before reading Searching For My Identity (Volume 2): The Chronological Evolution Of An Outlaw Biker On The Road To Redemption, the publisher recommends a comprehensive review of Searching For My Identity (Volume 1): The Chronological Evolution Of A Troubled Adolescent To Outlaw Biker.
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About the author
Edward Winterhalder is an American television producer who has created programs about motorcycle clubs and the outlaw biker lifestyle for networks and broadcasters worldwide; an author who has written fourteen books about motorcycle clubs and outlaw biker culture that are published in the Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages; a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; screenwriter; and former outlaw biker.
Winterhalder has produced documentaries, episodes and segments for television shows such as "Living On The Edge", "Gangland", "Outlaw Bikers", "Gang World", "Iron Horses", "Marked", "Biker Chicz", "One Percenters" and "Recon Commando: Vietnam"; and is the creator and executive producer of the "Quebec Biker War", "Steel Horse Cowboys", "Real American Bikers" and "Biker Chicz" TV series.
A prominent member of the Bandidos motorcycle club from 1997 to 2003 and associate from 1979 to 1996, he was instrumental is expanding the organization worldwide and was assigned to coordinate the assimilation of the Rock Machine into the Bandidos during the Quebec Biker War—a conflict that cost more than one-hundred and sixty people their lives.
Associated with motorcycle clubs and outlaw bikers for almost thirty years, Winterhalder has been seen on Fox News (O'Reilly Factor with Bill O'Reilly & America's Newsroom), CNN, Bravo, Al Jazeera, BBC, ABC Nightline, MSNBC News Nation, Good Morning America, History Channel, Global, National Geographic, History Television, AB Groupe, and CBC.
Books written by Edward Winterhalder include "Real Bikers Of North America; Men Who Rode With An Outlaw Motorcycle Club" (2025); "Searching For My Identity: The Chronological Evolution Of A Troubled Adolescent To Outlaw Biker" (2022); "Searching For My Identity: The Chronological Evolution Of An Outlaw Biker On The Road To Redemption" (2022); "The Blue And Silver Shark: A Biker's Story" with co-author Marc Teatum (2015); "Biker Chicz: The Attraction Of Women To Motorcycles And Outlaw Bikers" with co-author Wil De Clercq (2014); "The Ultimate Biker Anthology: An Introduction To Books About Motorcycle Clubs And Outlaw Bikers" with co-editor Iain Parke (2013); "The Moon Upstairs: A Biker's Story" with co-author Marc Teatum (2012); "One Light Coming: A Biker's Story" with co-author Marc Teatum (2011); "Biker Chicz of North America" with co-author Wil De Clercq (2010); "The Mirror: A Biker's Story" with co-author James Richard Larson (2010); "Biker Chicks: The Magnetic Attraction of Women to Bad Boys and Motorbikes" with co-authors Wil De Clercq and Art Veno (2009); "All Roads Lead To Sturgis: A Biker's Story" with co-author James Richard Larson (2009); "The Assimilation: Rock Machine Become Bandidos - Bikers United Against The Hells Angels" with co-author Wil De Clercq (2008); and "Out In Bad Standings: Inside The Bandidos Motorcycle Club - The Making Of A Worldwide Dynasty" (2005).
