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" Elvis Presley : "
Joel Williamson with Donald L. Shaw ; foreword by Ted Ownby
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BL
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581416
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b410635
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| Main Entry
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Williamson, Joel
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| Title & Author
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Elvis Presley : : a southern life /\ Joel Williamson with Donald L. Shaw ; foreword by Ted Ownby
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xxiii, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780199863174
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: 0199863172
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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
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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
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Presley, Elvis,1935-1977
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Rock musicians-- United States, Biography
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| Dewey Classification
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782.42166092B
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ML420.P96W59 2015
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Shaw, Donald Lewis
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