<p>As unconventional a biography as Dennis Hopper was a man, <em>Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream</em> by Tom Folsom charts his roller coaster life and career through the lens of the landscape of American popular culture.</p><p>The chopper-riding hippie outlaw in <em>Easy Rider.</em> The prophetic madman in the jungle in <em>Apocalypse Now</em>. The terrifying psychopath in <em>Blue Velvet</em>. The kid gone wrong in <em>Rebel Without a Cause</em>. The actor taken under the wing of James Dean, a friendship that set Dennis Hopper on his path to becoming a star. A quintessentially American dreamer longing to be the next Orson Welles. The hell-raising director who revolutionized Hollywood.</p><p>Dennis Hopper’s extraordinary journey takes him to superhero highs and plummeting lows. Capturing the magic and the madness of his American Dream, <em>Hopper </em>is a wild ride through Dennis’s many lives. Written in a rebel spirit, complemented with iconic photographs, and packed with insights from his fellow actors, artists, and friends, <em>Hopper </em>tells the story of a half-century of rebellion waged at the edge of pop culture.</p>