| Collation |
xx, 201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
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age Children lcdgt |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Sailor -- Boy -- Background; the enemy -- Men -- Mission -- Sinking -- Ordeal -- Rescue -- Guilty -- Court-martial -- Price -- Boy's crusade -- Reckoning -- Exoneration. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Award |
Christopher Award, 2003. |
| Note |
MLCL. |
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Gift of Edgar and Libby Pankey. |
| Subject |
McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Scott, Hunter, 1985- -- Juvenile literature.
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McVay, Charles Butler, -1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc. |
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Scott, Hunter, 1985- |
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Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- Juvenile literature.
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Indianapolis (Cruiser) |
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Trials (Naval offenses) -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Juvenile literature.
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Trials (Naval offenses) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American. |
| ISBN |
0385729596 |
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9780385729598 |
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0385900333 (GLB) |
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9780385900331 (GLB) |
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0385730918 (pbk.) |
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9780385730914 (pbk.) |
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