Rows of Corn; A True Account of a Parris Island Recruit by Herb Moore - 1983

Orangeburg, SC: Sandlapper Publishing Co. , 1983 Sandlapper Puglishing Co., Orangeburg, SC. 1983. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight wear to tail and lower tips from shelving. DJ: Good; wear at head, tail, and tips; missing small piece on top of front panel; small closed tears on edges. Green cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 232 pp 8vo. This book is based on the author's 12 weeks training at Parris Island (PI) wiht the Marines in 1961. A bewildered recruit of Platoon 340 he recounts the drill instructors (DIs), the constant supervision and harassment, the spit and polish, classroom instruction, and the field maneuvers, always intermixed with make or break intensity. A true look at the USMC in the pre-PC days. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.