The Elvis Encyclopedia

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Overlook Duckworth, 2008 - Biography - 598 pages
More than thirty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains indelibly etched into the popular psyche. As the Elvis of myth has become synonymous with Elvis the man, the subject of countless books, articles and songs, it has become increasingly hard to discern who Elvis really was. By combining obsessive research with absorbing writing, Adam Victor sifts through the competing versions of events throughout Elvis' life and traces a young man's path to immortality. The Elvis Encyclopedia was created to help bring order to the massive amount of material written about Elvis Presley. In doing so, it stands as the most comprehensive book about his extraordinary life and legacy ever published. It is also a visual compendium of Elvis' life, offering hundreds of photographs, ranging from never-before-seen private moments to the extraordinary iconic images the world has come to love.With this definitive one-stop resource, fans and scholars finally have easy access to all of the information on Elvis' life and times, testing what is real against legend. Complete with cross-referencing and a comprehensive bibliography, The Elvis Encyclopedia surpasses everything that has come before it. It is a true testament to the legend that is Elvis Presley.

Contents

Section 1
18
Section 2
24
Section 3
49
Section 4
85
Section 5
86
Section 6
135
Section 7
143
Section 8
145
Section 15
320
Section 16
363
Section 17
397
Section 18
437
Section 19
491
Section 20
522
Section 21
533
Section 22
539

Section 9
222
Section 10
235
Section 11
243
Section 12
265
Section 13
270
Section 14
311
Section 23
542
Section 24
565
Section 25
573
Section 26
589
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