Know the Man, Not the Myth

Elvis came from a secretive and dysfunctional bloodline. Much of what we have been told about his early years is false. His true origin story was hidden or altered by family and handlers. But new research has reclaimed it. You can read it now in The Roots of Elvis.

An understanding of Elvis, the man, is highly dependent on knowing his ancestry and early years. Why? Because Elvis was a product of his ancestors and parents-their habits, traditions, traits, lifestyles and values. Just as his parents' genes were shared through the union of sperm and egg, his ancestors' beliefs and values were indelibly shared with him through the telling of family stories and the imprinting of attitudes. But Elvis's public origin story is a mess of myth and factual errors that is finally corrected. In Roots of Elvis, you will learn, among many other things, startling new facts about:

• Elvis's Cherokee and Jewish ancestry-fact or fiction?
• The Presley matriarch who had nine children but never married.
• The identity of Elvis's unknown great-grandfather.
• The mystery of Gladys Love Presley's middle name.
• The secret of Elvis's birthplace.
• The genetic mutation that may change Elvis's origin story.