Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times

Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times
ISBN-10
0313359059
ISBN-13
9780313359057
Category
Social Science
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2011-02-18
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Authors
David Luhrssen, Glen Jeansonne, Dan Sokolovic

Description

This fresh interpretation explains how an untutored musician changed music while at the same time playing an inadvertent role in the youth rebellion that has shaped the Baby Boomer generation into the 21st century. • Photographs • A bibliography

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