{"product_id":"fortunate-son-the-life-of-elvis-presley-9780809016419","title":"Fortunate Son: The Life of Elvis Presley","description":"\u003cp\u003eElvis Presley was celebrity's perfect storm. His sole but substantial contribution was talent, a fact Charles L. Ponce de Leon is careful to demonstrate throughout his wonderfully contextual \u003ci\u003eFortunate Son. \u003c\/i\u003eEven as the moments of lucidity necessary to exercise that talent grew rarer and rarer, Elvis proved his musical gifts right up to the end of his life. Beyond that, however, he was fortune's child. \u003ci\u003eFortunate Son \u003c\/i\u003esuccinctly traces out the larger shifts that repeatedly redefined the cultural landscape during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, using Elvis's life to present a brief history of American popular culture during these tumultuous decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles L. Ponce de Leon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809016419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles L. Ponce de Leon \u003c\/b\u003eteaches history at the State University of New York, Purchase, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eSelf-Exposure: The Emergence of Celebrity in\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1890-1940\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40768005144691,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_03f3d2ef-3036-47ac-926b-ff2fa5c915eb.jpg?v=1679664639","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fortunate-son-the-life-of-elvis-presley-9780809016419","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}