Elvis Presley
By: Bobbie Ann Mason.
Series: A Penguin life; Penguin lives series
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Presley, Elvis, -- 1935-1977; Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "When Bobbie Ann Mason first heard Elvis Presley on the family radio, she recognized him as "one of us . . . a country person who spoke our language."".

"With a novelist's insight, Mason depicts the amazing life of the first rock-and-roll superstar, whose music shattered barriers and changed the boundaries of American culture. Elvis the charismatic, impassioned singer embraced the celebrity brought him by a host of hit records and movies. But Elvis the soft-spoken, working-class Southern youth could not be prepared for the unprecedented magnitude of his success - or for the fiery controversies he would arouse.

His riveting story lies close to the heart of the American dream."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A Lipper/Viking book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-177), discography (p. 177), and filmography (p. 178).