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Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession

by Greil Marcus · 1991

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A book that begins and ends with an incredible premise: Elvis matters. Believe it, and Greil Marcus introduces you to an amazing group of fellow travelers. Deny it, and you still become part of a conversation that has defined and continues to define who we are as a people."— "Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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