Elvis was completely devoted to his mother.

Even in Memphis they were seen as kinda bumpkins. Then the Presleys moved to Memphis and lived in public housing until they made too much money to qualify (still not much money). It all seems pretty Dickensian: his boss was “making an example of him.” Elvis’ twin brother was born dead, and Elvis’ mom told him he’d acquired the power of the dead twin. His father had done time in Mississippi’s dreaded Parchman Farm prison for writing a bad check.

Urn:oclc:843127553 Republisher_date 20151216022942 Republisher_operator Scandate 20151214035216 Scanner few years ago I read this book and took a few notes on it, which we present here in case they can be of benefit to the Helytimes reader:Įlvis’ parents were real country folk. OL1909615W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 97.08 Pages 790 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0349111685 Internetarchivebookdrive Edition 1st Back Bay pbk. Recounts the second half of Elvis Presley's life, from his army service in 1958 Germany through his death in 1977, and focuses on his relationship with manager Colonel Tom ParkerĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:25:18.704432 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1138503 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Boston Containerid S0022 Donor Prologue : Homecoming, Memphis, March 1960 - Germany : marking time, October 1958-March 1960 - Elvis is back, March 1960-January 1961 - The colonel's secret, January 1961-1962 - Neglected dreams, January 1962-April 1964 - Spiritual awakenings, April 1964-1966 - Family circle, April 1966-May 1967 - The last round-up, June 1967-May 1968 - The bluebird of happiness, May-June 1968 - A day at the races, July 1968-August 1969 - A night at the opera, September 1969-1970 - A comic book hero, September 1970-January 1971 - A stranger in my own hometown, January 1971-February 1972 - On tour, march 1972-January 1973 - Freefall, February-October 1973 - The impersonal life, Fall 1973-December 1974 - A leaf in the storm, January 1975-1976 - Hurt, January 1976-June 1977 - 'Precious Lord, take my hand,' Summer 1977 Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, ©1999Ĭompanion volume to Last train to Memphis Includes bibliographical references (pages 730-742) and index

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