Author: Ira Jones
Publisher: Propwash Pub
ISBN: 9781879207233
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Soldier Boy Elvis
Author: Ira Jones
Publisher: Propwash Pub
ISBN: 9781879207233
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Propwash Pub
ISBN: 9781879207233
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Elvis’s Army
Author: Brian McAllister Linn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674973755
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army’s attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674973755
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army’s attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers.
Elvis, Like Any Other Soldier (2010)
Author: Jerry Osborne
Publisher: Jerry Osborne Enterprises
ISBN: 0932117546
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher: Jerry Osborne Enterprises
ISBN: 0932117546
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Elvis in the Army
Author: William J. Taylor, Jr.
Publisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 9780891416272
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Elvis trained hard, partied hard, and won the respect of his comrades in arms. The author depicts this with poignant word snapshots from what were the happiest days in the life of this American Icon" ("Publishers Weekly"). "Taylor's anecdotal book shows Elvis as an excellent soldier and a respectful, sensitive, regular guy".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos.
Publisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 9780891416272
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Elvis trained hard, partied hard, and won the respect of his comrades in arms. The author depicts this with poignant word snapshots from what were the happiest days in the life of this American Icon" ("Publishers Weekly"). "Taylor's anecdotal book shows Elvis as an excellent soldier and a respectful, sensitive, regular guy".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos.
Sergeant Presley
Author: Rex Mansfield
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1550225456
Category : Armed Forces
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield live in Tennessee. Marshall Terrill is the author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel and Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story. Zoe Terrill is a pop culture historian. They live in Mesa, Arizona.
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1550225456
Category : Armed Forces
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield live in Tennessee. Marshall Terrill is the author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel and Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story. Zoe Terrill is a pop culture historian. They live in Mesa, Arizona.
Private Presley
Author: Andreas Schroer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060099429
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
"A comprehensive examination of Elvis Presley's years in Germany as an American GI-with hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and revelations from Elvis intimates."--Book jacket front flap.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060099429
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
"A comprehensive examination of Elvis Presley's years in Germany as an American GI-with hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and revelations from Elvis intimates."--Book jacket front flap.
Elvis the Soldier
Author: Rex Mansfield
Publisher: Pub Marketing Group
ISBN: 9783922932017
Category : Singers
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Publisher: Pub Marketing Group
ISBN: 9783922932017
Category : Singers
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Elvis Costello's Armed Forces
Author: Franklin Bruno
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441173358
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold! "Passionate, obsessive, and smart." -Nylon "...an inspired new series of short books about beloved works of vinyl." -Details Franklin Bruno's writing about music has appeared in the Village Voice, Salon, LA Weekly, and Best Music Writing 2003 (Da Capo). He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from UCLA, and his musical projects include Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno (Misra) and A Cat May Look At A Queen (Absolutely Kosher), a solo album. He lives in Los Angeles.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441173358
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold! "Passionate, obsessive, and smart." -Nylon "...an inspired new series of short books about beloved works of vinyl." -Details Franklin Bruno's writing about music has appeared in the Village Voice, Salon, LA Weekly, and Best Music Writing 2003 (Da Capo). He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from UCLA, and his musical projects include Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno (Misra) and A Cat May Look At A Queen (Absolutely Kosher), a solo album. He lives in Los Angeles.
Inventing Elvis
Author: Mathias Haeussler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350107670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un-American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop-cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350107670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un-American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop-cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.
The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley
Author: David Adler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856850988
Category : Cookery, American
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
This biography of Elvis Presley is told through the food he ate. Perhaps because of his dirt-poor childhood, nothing mattered more to Elvis other than food.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856850988
Category : Cookery, American
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
This biography of Elvis Presley is told through the food he ate. Perhaps because of his dirt-poor childhood, nothing mattered more to Elvis other than food.