Down at the End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley [Hardcover]

Peter Harry Brown (Author), Pat H. Broeske (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, lovers, and colleagues, a definitive biography of Elvis Presley reveals secrets about his mother's death, his marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu, his ties to Colonel Tom Parker, the source of his drug addiction, and his death and its aftermath. 100,000 first printing. Tour."

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From Library Journal

Yet another account of the King, this time by best-selling biographer Brown (Howard Hughes: The Untold Story, Dutton, 1996) and veteran Entertainment Weekly reporter Broeske.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult; 1St Edition edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525942467
• ISBN-13: 978-0525942467
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( P ) > Presley, Elvis

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I read it in 4 days!, July 23, 1999

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Margaret S. Barrett "margx" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down at the End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley (Paperback)

This book was for me, unputdownable. Partly because I really didn't know that much about Elvis in detail, and was glad to find a recent book with all the updated information on his life and death. This book covers everything, although it seemed that it wanted to show negative things more than positive. I came to the conclusion that it was balanced, but perhaps just a little toward the negative. In the end he was really just a poor kid who didn't know what had hit him when he became an icon and his life a public feeding frenzy. It's revealed that Elvis died of a genetic heart condition, but it really seems more like Colonal Tom Parker killed Elvis by acting as though Elvis was a money making machine. I drew my own conclusions about Elvis a long time ago, however this book helped to understand the man behind the phenomenon and legend that is and always will be, Elvis the King.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the book about his life, not his music, October 31, 2000

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This review is from: Down at the End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley (Paperback)

Others have been disappointed that this book doesn't discuss Elvis' music as much as his private life. But note the title! Taken this way, it is one of the best chronologies of his life. I have read. It was interesting to read it after having just read Guralnick's 2 tomes. In fact I was sorry Guralnick didn't have the latest info on Elvis' autopsy and cause of death. It is a great book for "beginners".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well-researched bio that pulls alot of Elvis info together, October 3, 1998

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Ellen M. Akerlund "Doxie Lover" (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down at the End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley (Hardcover)

Yes, much of this biography has information covered in other books, but this book pulls ALL of that information together into ONE book. Plus,it adds interviews with those who knew Elvis to give a balanced perspective of the King. No, he wasn't an angel, but he wasn't as bad as Albert Goldman's (1980) sensationized bio made him out to be. If you're a fanatical Elvis fan, you will have probably already read most of the books this bio uses. However, if you are just starting out as a "casual" Elvis fan, this is THE book to read to get started knowing about the life of King, from superstar and philanthropist to a poor boy from a dysfunctional family, warts and all. It's a fast, easy read and a book I consider a MUST for all Elvis collectors. The book doesn't hide from Elvis' bizarre side, but also takes a balanced view of his life as the one and only KING of Rock and Roll.