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Since his death twenty-one years ago, friends and band members nave produced several biographies describing various aspects of Jim Morrison's life and career. Now, James Riordan and Jerry Prochnicky examine with insightful clarity the entire story of Morrison's roots, his early family life, the intellectual foundations of his music, his wild days with The Doors, his private life, and the mystery that still surrounds his death.

Cover photograph by Gloria Stavers/STAR FILE

In Break On Through, we see Morrison's angry relationship with his father, and how a horrifying, deadly car accident Morrison witnessed as a small bov influenced his songs and poetry. We witness The Doors' exhilarating early days of struggle and the infamous Miami trial where Morrison stood charged with obscenity. And here is the real story of Morrison's death in Paris, based on interviews with new sources who conclusively disprove the official finding of death by heart attack.

Break On Through is more than an insightful look at a rock legend whose cult following never stops growing. With dozens of rarely published photographs, this is the authoritative portrait of the man and his career.