Elvis by Albert Goldman is a book about the life and times of the king of rock and roll. It shows how a country boy rose up and ruled the world of music, and also showed his downfall. It starts by telling about Elvis' childhood, and moving to his teenage years. Elvis was always a wholesome country boy no matter if people considered him leud, or outrageous. In fact, Elvis was discovered when he made …showed first 75 words of 763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 763 total…clue what the real Elvis was like. Don't get me wrong, the author takes nothing away from Elvis the singer, he was, and still is one of the greatest entertainers of our day, but Elvis the person was a totally different person. A classic case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. So inconclusion I would just like to say to any Elvis fans read this book to find out what the "King" was really like.