Product Description(Amazon)
Hunter Scott first learned about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by watching the movie Jaws when he was just eleven-years-old. This was fifty years after the ship had sunk, throwing more than 1,000 men into shark-infested waters—a long fifty years in which justice still had not been served.
It was just after midnight on July 30, 1945 when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. As time went on, 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 fifty years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death.
But the navy would not budge—not until Hunter 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.
Paperback: 201 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (November 11, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385730918
ISBN-13: 978-0385730914
MY THOUGHTS: I've learned a little more history. I love reading about history, especially when it's something I didn't know. I knew the USS Indianapolis sank, but didn't know all the mistakes the Navy made, Court Marshaling the Captain, Failing to notice the ship was missing, and the Navy's fault for not correcting all the errors that was made. It took an 11 year old boy to get the ball rolling on correcting the mistakes. Hunter Scott's started with a history fair project that took him all the way to the White House. Really interesting book! I give this book 5......
This book is for 3 of my reading challenges.......
Haunted Places/Wacky Reading Challenge/Good Reads
Library Love Challenge
Outdo Yourself Challenge
This looks like a really interesting book. I'm glad you learned a lot!
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