Left for dead : a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis / Peter Nelson ; with a preface by Hunter Scott.
Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385900331
- ISBN: 0385900333
- ISBN: 9780385730914
- ISBN: 0385730918
- ISBN: 9780385729598
- ISBN: 0385729596
- ISBN: 9780440229452
- ISBN: 0440229456
- Physical Description: xx, 201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, 2002.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Sailor -- Boy -- Background; the enemy -- Men -- Mission -- Sinking -- Ordeal -- Rescue -- Guilty -- Court-martial -- Price -- Boy's crusade -- Reckoning -- Exoneration.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1260 Lexile.1260L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.3 11.0 59211.Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.3 11 59211.Accelerated Reader 8.3.Reading Counts RC High School 9 14 Quiz: 32956 Guided reading level: Z.Reading Counts! 9.0.
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- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Scott, Hunter, 1985- > Juvenile literature.
Indianapolis (Cruiser) > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Naval offenses) > United States > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Literature.
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- 89 of 91 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 91 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV 940.54 NEL (Text) | 37810434157110 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
