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Book Cover for: Outback Elvis: The story of a festival, its fans & a town called Parkes, John Connell

Outback Elvis: The story of a festival, its fans & a town called Parkes

John Connell

Where do thousands of people in wigs, jumpsuits and fake Priscilla eyelashes go each January to swelter in 42-degree heat as they celebrate The King? Parkes, of course - 365 kilometres west of Sydney - for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival. But how, and why, did this sleepy town get all shook up by Elvis? Written by two long-time fans of the festival, Outback Elvis introduces the local characters, the lookalikes, the impersonators and the tribute artists - and the town that made this big hunk o' Elvis love possible.

Book Details

  • Publisher: NewSouth Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 2nd, 2017
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.00in - 0.80in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9781742235295
  • Categories: GeneralAustralia & Oceania

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Connell, John: - critical in changing understandings of the Australian frontier.

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