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Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977 [When you have found The Kingdom you will likewise find your place in it...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.208 Author/Creator: Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977 Place Written: Las Vegas, Nevada Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: circa 1976 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.4 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

Written approximately one year before his death, Presley quotes from a mystical work entitled "The Impersonal Life." He expurgates the orginal text, omitting the phrase: "...realizing now that you are in truth one of my divine attributes...".

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