Elvis Presley: a southern life

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"In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, one of the most admired Southern historians of our time takes on one of the greatest cultural icons of all time. The result is a masterpiece: a vivid, gripping biography, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society--indeed, American society--in the second half of the twentieth century."--Jacket.

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Full title :Elvis Presley : a southern life / Joel Williamson with Donald L. Shaw ; foreword by Ted Ownby.

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Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

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Description:xxiii, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

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ISBN:9780199863174, 0199863172
oclc:ocn874835561
LC Classification:ML420.P96
Dewey Decimal:782.42166092

Introduction : The death of Elvis -- pt. 1. The bubble : The dream ; Killers of the dream -- pt. 2. Why Elvis? : Vernon and Gladys ; East Tupelo and Tupelo ; Memphis ; Dixie Locke and Sam Phillips ; A girl in the bed -- pt. 3. Comeback and die : The comeback special ; Girls and guns -- pt. 4. The fall : The bodyguard book ; Saved -- Epilogue : The meditation garden.