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John Connell & Chris Gibson
Outback Elvis [PDF ebook]
The story of a festival, its fans & a town called Parkes

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781742248097 ● Publisher University of New South Wales Press ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8072995 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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