{"product_id":"9780316206778","title":"Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley","description":" Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid \u0026amp; enduring myths of American culture. This is the first biography to go past that myth \u0026amp; present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews \u0026amp; nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music \u0026amp; of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis \u0026amp; his world. This volume tracks the first 24 years of Elvis life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, \u0026amp; the early RCA hits. These were the years of his improbable self-invention \u0026amp; unprecedented triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded wildly. But in 1958, he was drafted into the army \u0026amp; his mother died shortly thereafter. The book closes on that somber \u0026amp; poignant note. Drawing frequently on Elvis own words \u0026amp; on the recollections of those closes to him, Guralnik offers an emotional, complex portrait of young Elvis Presley.  ","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076789223664,"sku":"9780316206778","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316206778_p0.jpg?v=1763679504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316206778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}