{"product_id":"9781399635295","title":"The Colonel and the King","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of more than 800 people to a Texas schoolhouse, \u0026amp; headed south to investigate. Within days, Parker was sending out telegrams \u0026amp; letters to promoters \u0026amp; booking agents about the man who would become a global icon \u0026amp; legend: Elvis Presley. The close personal bond between Elvis \u0026amp; the Colonel proved impossible for outside observers to understand - not during their lifetimes, \u0026amp; not in the decades since. It was a long-standing, deeply committed relationship, founded on mutual admiration \u0026amp; support. From the outset, the Colonel defended Elvis fiercely against RCA executives, Elvis' own booking agents, \u0026amp; movie moguls. But in their final years together, the story grew darker, \u0026amp; the relationship strained, as the Colonel found himself unable to protect Elvis from himself or to control growing problems of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Rabbit","offers":[{"title":"Peter \/ Guralnick","offer_id":57314580267382,"sku":"9781399635295","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9781399635295.jpg?v=1771324178","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781399635295","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}