The King

About this book

From his beginnings in a shotgun shack in Tupelo Mississippi to his untimely death at Graceland Elviss life story is stunningly revealed in detail in words and hundreds of pictures on a scale that dwarfs anything previously published. Topics include his childhood and early career his army years his rise to superstardom his Hollywood years (in this section each film is explored in detail and illustrated with stills and posters) Elvis in Las Vegas his many women and the industry that has sprung up around his image. The lively text by Jim Piazza author of The Academy Awards and Four-Star Movies includes lots of inside information behind-the-scenes gossip and details every Elvis fan needs and wants. A discography a chronology and timelines round out this awe-inspiring overview of our most enduring and influential contemporary entertainer. And the eyepopping packagefeaturing a leather-like binding studded with rhinestones and gold and a lavish energetic design saturated with colorwill be irresistible to every Elvis aficionado young or old. Every page is 255 square inches of Elvis!