The author, a North Carolina native, was a correspondent for The Charlotte News prior to World War II. After he was drafted in the U.S. Army, he wrote columns for the newspaper as a private at Fort Bragg. See Here, Private Hargrove is his collection of those columns, detailing his experiences in basic training with humor and sarcasm.
See Here, Private Hargrove was a good-natured look at Army ways, its early portions making the Army seem like a boys' camp. Private Hargrove and his buddies irritated their sergeants endlessly but were punished with nothing worse than stints polishing garbage cans.[1]
Successedit
The light-hearted book was a hit with readers, spending 15 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. It was regarded as a "publishing phenomenon," selling more than 400,000 hardcover copies, and more than two million copies in a paperback edition.[1]
The book mentions fellow North Carolinian and journalist Lloyd Shearer, who later became a gossip columnist. It was said he "gained some notoriety" as a result of his appearance in the book.[2]
Referencesedit
Sources
Bear, John. The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992
Notes
^ abGoldstein, Richard (August 28, 2003). "Marion Hargrove, 83, the G.I. With Wry Tales of Army Life". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^Woo, Elaine (May 26, 2001). "Lloyd Shearer; Leader of the 'Personality Parade'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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