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LEFT FOR DEAD: A YOUNG MANS SEARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR THE USS INDIANAPOLIS
ISBN: 0385730918
ISBN 13: 9780385730914
Author: PETE NELSON
Edition: Reprint th
Publisher: DELACORTE BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Publication Date: Nov 11, 2003
Pages: 201
CollegeBookRenter.com does not guarantee that supplemental materials such as CDs and online access codes will be available with this book.
ISBN 13: 9780385730914
Author: PETE NELSON
Edition: Reprint th
Publisher: DELACORTE BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Publication Date: Nov 11, 2003
Pages: 201
CollegeBookRenter.com does not guarantee that supplemental materials such as CDs and online access codes will be available with this book.
Book Summary
Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. The Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for “hazarding” his ship. The survivors of the Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For 50 years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death. But the navy would not budge—until an 11-year-old boy named Hunter Scott entered the picture. His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain’s good name and the honor of the men who served under him.
Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. The Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for “hazarding” his ship. The survivors of the Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For 50 years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death. But the navy would not budge—until an 11-year-old boy named Hunter Scott entered the picture. His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain’s good name and the honor of the men who served under him.
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