Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis Paperback - 2003
by Peter Nelson
Nelson tells the true story of 11-year-old Hunter Scott, who in 1998 began to uncover the truth behind a historic World War II naval disaster aboard the "Indianapolis," which led to the reversal of the wrongful court martial of the ship's captain.
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The sailor finds himself swimming in the open ocean, wondering in shock how it came to this so suddenly.
From the jacket flap
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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- Title Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
- Author Peter Nelson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 201
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Delacorte Press, New York
- Date 2003-11-11
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780385730914 / 0385730918
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 1260
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations,, Indianapolis (Cruiser)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001053774
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.545
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Citations
- Kliatt, 03/01/2004, Page 40
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