Elvis: The Biography
- ISBN-10
- 0859658996
- ISBN-13
- 9780859658997
- Series
- Elvis
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 486
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-01
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing
- Author
- Jerry Hopkins
Description
Elvis Presley is the single biggest personality in American popular culture. Over three decades after his death in August 1977, he remains the undisputed king of rock'n'roll. Featuring a wealth of first-hand interviews, Elvis combines Jerry Hopkins's two previous classic bestselling Elvis biographies - Elvis: A Biography and Elvis: The Final Years - with all-new material to give the definitive detailed account of Presley's fantastic life
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