About this title: Exhaustively researched and rich in small yet telling details, LAST TRAIN TO MEMPHIS, the first volume of Peter Guralnick's two-volume biography of the first rock & roll star, Elvis Presley, is an impressive feat of detective work. Guralnick takes us from Presley's birth in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 to the death of his mother, Gladys, in 1958. The intervening years are a cornucopia of information: Elvis's father is imprisoned for passing bad checks when the child is three; an older Elvis cuts a faltering yet promising demo for Sam Phillips, finishing one song by simply saying, "That's the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780316332200ISBN:0316332208
Description: Good in Good jacket. 85-U Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Media Books Llc
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781578150175ISBN:1578150175
Description: Acceptable. ABRIDGED. Cassettes and Casing in Fair Condition with considerable wear. Perfect-play guarantee! Ex-library with usual distinguishments (clamshell casing, stckers, markings on cassettes, etc.). SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Description: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Back Bay Books, 1995. Near Fine Book. Aside from light crease to back of book cover, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 1995-09-01
ISBN-13:9780316332255ISBN:0316332259
Description: New. Thick-soft back book New Unmarked*Ships SECURELY*[grey] All merchandise is fully guaranteed* Buy from a professional company that cares about your satisfaction*G. read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316332255ISBN:0316332259
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Biography. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This is the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It focuses on Elvis as a regular person, humble beginnings to unprecedented success, a poor boy of great ambition and fiery musical passions. This volume is in great shape. The spine is not creased. The front cover has a little bit of wear at the corners. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780316332255ISBN:0316332259
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "Elvis steps from the pages, you can feel him breathe, this book cancels out all others. " Bob Dylan. read more
Edition: First edition. Stated 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780316332200ISBN:0316332208
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Like New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 576 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown, N Y.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780316332200ISBN:0316332208
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. . stated first edition, first printing with full number line starting with 1....hardcover edition w/ dustjacket....nice clean copy WITH BRODART DUSTJACKET COVER INCLUDED.....music, biography. read more
"I read Guralnick's second volume prior to buying this one. Both are must-reads for any Elvis fan or for someone wanting to know how his life developed. It's thorough without being boring. I devoured it."
"Another book I picked up after last fall's trips to visit my friends Heather and Clay in the wonderful city of Memphis. Great book, couldn't put it down. Reviewers say it's the best book on Elvis around. Haven't read much about Elvis, but I can't imagine it getting much better than this. A very sympathetic account, it keeps an eye on what is important about Elvis - his astonishing talents - and not the sordid stuff (although the sordid stuff is mentioned). To my delight, Elvis's Army buddy Rex Mansfield is mentioned several times (and quoted) towards the end of the book - I met Rex in the course of my career in utility equipment sales. Rex was a rep for American equipment in Germany, and visited us several times at the factory. He told us Elvis stories, which pretty much thrilled me. Lots of girls over in Germany when you hung out with Elvis. Lots of girls... Pretty cool to say I know a guy who knew Elvis. Which is about as cool as I'm ever going to get."
"This is just an amazing book that details the early years of Elvis Presley. This book shows just what an awesome talent he was and how his genius was formed in spite, or maybe because, of coming from such an impoverished background."
"I laughed and cheered all the way through this book. It is wonderful to read about a poor boy hitting it big because he has an extraordinary talent that seems to be God given. Wouldn't we all love to have a gift like this and live a life of success and extreme popularity? It is a treat to recognize so many names from Tennessee and the country music industry."
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