The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743213017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 394 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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This work led him to the promotion of musical acts and, eventually, the creation of his greatest mass entertainment and merchandising bonanza, Elvis. Nash had unique access to the Colonel and many of those closely connected to him in assembling the facts that underlie her narrative, and the book reads like a mystery as it probes the origins of Parker’s power. Yet, Nash's biography will likely remain the best picture we will ever have of the mysterious Tom Parker, and fans of Elvis will appreciate this insider's view
But Nash has dug much deeper and, in a masterpiece of reporting, unearthed never-before-seen documents, including Parker's army records and psychiatric evaluations, and the original police report of an unsolved murder case in Holland that lies at the heart of the Parker mystery. The result is a book that reads like the most riveting of real-life detective stories -- one that will completely change your view of Presley's life, success, and death.While scores of books have been written about Elvis Presley, this is the first meticulously researched biography of Tom Parker written by someone who knew him personally. And for anyone truly interested in the performer many consider the greatest and most influential of the twentieth century, it is impossible to understand how Elvis came to be such a phenomenon without examining the life and mind of Parker, the man who virtually controlled Elvis's every mov
A FASCINATING STORY OF A VERY FASCINATING MAN Tony Brice If you're interested in Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker, this is THE book for you. This story took years and many man-hours of exhaustive research to bring to fruition. By now, most Elvis fans are well aware that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant by the name of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. But until now, relatively little was known of his life in the 'old country.' We learn that a woman was brutally murdered in Parker's hometown in Holland on the very day of his disappearance. Did he commit the dastardly deed and abscond to America? Of course, we'll never know, but it's an interesting theory, nonetheless. It appears that the old boy may have . Very interesting. Elvis didn't find out what a con Very interesting. Elvis didn't find out what a con man the Colonel really was until late in life.I won't go on because I know you want to read it for yourself.. Very good informative book on the Colonel E. Lazenby This is an interesting read about Colonel Parkers life. The only negative is the sensationalist nitty gritty info about the bad sides of Elvis's life and death. We've read it before so the shock factor is worn off and it's not necessary to re-hash since this is a book about the Colonel.