Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley (Hardcover)

from deldevries

A very detailed biography told as if close to each of the events. A good book ... but I'm not sure why it is listed as a 100 New Classics.

from corgidog2

Elvis' life 1935-1959, in great detail, but quite readable, if you're interested in Elvis Presley.

from NateJordon

The Moby Dick on Elvis - if you want to know what Elvis had for dinner on March 14, 1955, along with what color socks he was wearing, you'll find out in this book. An exhaustive investigation of the young man, soon to be King. I read this as part of my research into the American Road Novel (nonfi...

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Last Train to Memphis (first of two volumes) is probably one of the best biographies about Elvis. It covers the early years from Elvis' birth in 1935 to his mothers death in 1958. The first couple chapters are about his childhood, but the majority of the volumes length are about the first five ye...

from kaylaraeintheway

Peter Guralnick certainly did his research for this book! He details the first half of Elvis's life, from early childhood growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi to his mother's death and his deployment to Germany during his stint in the army. Guralnick offers a fairly complete portrait of Elvis Presle...