
First published in the Summer 2023 issue of Queen’s Quarterly. Hopper bought the camp at auction with money saved from his pension. Fifty-two thousand, five hundred, forty-four dollars and seventy-three cents, back taxes which the absentee owner had refused to pay. “Going once…twice…sold!” cried the auctioneer. A bargain, thought Hopper. An all-American, first class bargain. […]
Ernest Novak’s Remarkable Combat Photos
As a youngster Ernest Novak learned photography from his dad. Like most grunts he carried a camera in his pack. Fifty-three years after we served in Delta 1-7 Cav’s third platoon we spoke by phone. A few days earlier he’d sent a few of his extraordinary flicks. “Got any more flicks?” I asked. He sent […]