Elvis in the MorningHarcourt, 2002 - 348 страница This is a novel about friendship, a novel that spans the decades that changed America forever. Orson is a young boy whose mother works at a U.S. Army base in Germany in the 1950s. There, he becomes a fan of a G.I. stationed at the base, one Elvis Presley, whose music is played over and over on the radio. When Orson is caught stealing recordings of Elvis's tunes from the PX, the attendant publicity catches the star's attention, and he comes to visit his young fan. Thus begins a lifelong friendship. As Elvis's career rockets ever higher and his behavior becomes ever more erratic, the two share many adventures. The sixties explode, and Elvis becomes the icon of the nation, while Orson, a college demonstrator, drifts away from regular life while looking for something of substance to believe in. Each man is an emblem of his time, as social conventions crumble, barriers fall, and the cultural landscape changes forever. A panorama of change and dissent, of the ability of friends to stay true despite distance and time, "Elvis in the Morning" portrays a nation in change and the effects of celebrity on innocence. |
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... records at the PX was cheaper for him , using his mother's GI discount . Meanwhile , he'd wait for the package from Sam Goody . It pleased him that , not long after the record finally came in , Elvis Presley's name had become familiar ...
... records at the PX was cheaper for him , using his mother's GI discount . Meanwhile , he'd wait for the package from Sam Goody . It pleased him that , not long after the record finally came in , Elvis Presley's name had become familiar ...
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... record but could not afford to purchase one , especially since the price of imported records , in a Germany starved for U.S. dollars , was a singular sacrifice . Almost all the students knew some teenager who had come into their houses ...
... record but could not afford to purchase one , especially since the price of imported records , in a Germany starved for U.S. dollars , was a singular sacrifice . Almost all the students knew some teenager who had come into their houses ...
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... record player was turned on . And there , stacked on three shelves , courtesy of the Colonel , was a full collection of Elvis's records , including the just - released Elvis's Golden Records Vol- ume 2 . They talked of Paris ...
... record player was turned on . And there , stacked on three shelves , courtesy of the Colonel , was a full collection of Elvis's records , including the just - released Elvis's Golden Records Vol- ume 2 . They talked of Paris ...
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