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Elvis: Precious Memories
Memories of Elvis are shared by two of his cousins who were frequent visitors at Presley's Graceland mansion
311 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1996
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October 5, 2022
I hate to be so critical of the 2nd book I've read about Elvis, but the writing in this book is poor. It was written by two of Elvis' cousins who knew him well and who had grown up with him and spent time at Graceland with his grandmother who was also their grandmother. The content is from the cousins and there is a 3rd person who I hold responsible for the wording which was poor. I could have written a better book.
On the content though, it was certainly filled with plenty of normal daily life situations that one would imagine of Elvis buying gifts, having conversations and loving his family. It does go into his death and the possibility that he was murdered vs just an overdose of drugs which was bad enough.
The book continues after Elvis' death with the death of his father and grandmother and the inscription on their markers at their graves. The book talks about the family members who worked at Graceland and has many photographs of family members with and without Elvis. There is a family tree in the back that explains how the authors are related to Elvis and copies of letters and documents that the family had access to. It does not state when the decision was made to turn Graceland into a museum for the fans. (I'm taking the liberty to determine it was after the grandmother died or perhaps after his aunt who also resided there died as it was with that death there were no longer any Presleys living in the home.)
Did the book tell me something I didn't know? Yes. Was it interesting? Sort of. But it was a watered down version of history based on the hazy clarity of memories. There were several passages of verbatim containing repetitive wording which contained nothing new to the narrative which was just stated in the preceding paragraph.
On the content though, it was certainly filled with plenty of normal daily life situations that one would imagine of Elvis buying gifts, having conversations and loving his family. It does go into his death and the possibility that he was murdered vs just an overdose of drugs which was bad enough.
The book continues after Elvis' death with the death of his father and grandmother and the inscription on their markers at their graves. The book talks about the family members who worked at Graceland and has many photographs of family members with and without Elvis. There is a family tree in the back that explains how the authors are related to Elvis and copies of letters and documents that the family had access to. It does not state when the decision was made to turn Graceland into a museum for the fans. (I'm taking the liberty to determine it was after the grandmother died or perhaps after his aunt who also resided there died as it was with that death there were no longer any Presleys living in the home.)
Did the book tell me something I didn't know? Yes. Was it interesting? Sort of. But it was a watered down version of history based on the hazy clarity of memories. There were several passages of verbatim containing repetitive wording which contained nothing new to the narrative which was just stated in the preceding paragraph.
March 13, 2018
“GOD GAVE THE WORLD A SONG AND A SMILE WHEN HE GAVE US ELVIS.” - Donna Presley
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