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xxiii, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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.
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.
Joel Williamson with Donald L. Shaw ; foreword by Ted Ownby.
Includes bibliographical references and index.