Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley
ISBN-10
0791023540
ISBN-13
9780791023549
Series
Elvis Presley
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
127
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Chelsea House
Author
Tony Gentry

Description

Traces the life and career of Elvis Presley, describes the initial reaction to his revolutionary new style, and looks at his movie career

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