Elvis, Linda & Me: Collector's Edition

Millions of Elvis fans all over the world fantasized what it would have been like to know “The King.” Jeanne LeMay Dumas lived that dream. As Miss Rhode Island, Dumas met Miss Tennessee—Linda Thompson—at the 1972 Miss USA Pageant. Striking up an instant friendship, Dumas moved to Memphis and lived with Thompson. As fate would have it, the two young beauties soon met Elvis Presley, and within a few months, Thompson moved into Graceland as Elvis’s girlfriend. An unforgettable three-and-half-year odyssey had begun… In Elvis, Linda and Me, Dumas offers an intimate portrait of her relationship with Elvis and Thompson, recounting the night Thompson met Elvis to their breakup just months before Elvis’s death. Dumas saw it all—she toured the country with Elvis, worked as one of his secretaries in the offices behind Graceland, and even threw sleepovers at Graceland with Thompson.Elvis, Linda and Me recalls Elvis’s legendary generosity extended to Dumas in the form of a three-and-a-half-carat yellow-gold cluster diamond ring for, in Elvis’s words, being “a good friend to Linda.” Elvis, Linda and Me also recalls his legendary temper and affinity for firearms, recounting one incident when Elvis’s car wouldn’t start and The King responding by pulling out a gun and shooting the car “as if it was a villain in one of his western movies!” Elvis, Linda and Me is a celebration of friendship and a touching tribute to man who not only changed two lives, but changed the world.Elvis, Linda and and Me also offers several never-before-seen photos, including rare photos of upstairs at Graceland taken by Dumas herself.
ASIN: 1600080367
VSKU: BVV.1600080367.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Jeanne Lemay Dumas|Jim Cox|Linda Thompson
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.