{"product_id":"elvis-and-gladys-9781578066346","title":"Elvis and Gladys","description":"Who on the planet doesn't know that Elvis Presley gave electrifying performances and enthralled millions? Who doesn't know that he was the King of Rock 'n' Roll? But who knows that the King himself lived in the thrall of one dominant person? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis was Gladys Smith Presley, his protective, indulgent, beloved mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElvis and Gladys\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the best researched and most acclaimed books on Elvis's early life, reconstructs the extraordinary role Gladys played in her son's formative years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUncovering facts not seen by other biographers, \u003ci\u003eElvis and Gladys\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs for the first time the history of the mother and son's devoted relationship and reveals new information about Elvis--his Cherokee ancestry, his boyhood obsession with comic books, and his early compulsion to rescue his family from poverty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing to life in the compelling narrative is the poignant story of a unique boy and the maternal tie that bound him. It is at once an intimate psychological portrait of a tragic relationship and a mesmerizing tale of the early years of an international idol. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor once, a legend is presented to us by the mind and heart of a literate, careful biographer who cares, wrote Liz Smith in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e when \u003ci\u003eElvis and Gladys\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1985. This is the book, Smith says, for any Elvis lover who wants to know more about what made Presley the man he was and the mama's boy he became. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e called this thoughtful, informative biography of one of popular music's most enduring stars nothing less than the best Elvis book yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578066346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.46w x 1.11d","brand":"Elaine Dundy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968430776501,"sku":"9781578066346","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79fac00e-25a8-424c-891a-4292b421e2c3.jpg?v=1647957907","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/elvis-and-gladys-9781578066346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}