Category: Military Publisher: iUniverse Publishers
ISBN-10: 0595387845
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 328
Copyright: July 20, 2006
This is a true story about procuring a decommissioned WWII U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and converting her into a Memorial Museum. Later, she became a National Monument in New York City.
- This book tells the true story how a man had a dream, worked hard for eight long years promoting hid dream. And when officials of New york State and City relized the potential zof a Sea, Air & Space Museum, in came the biggies with the big bucks and knocked out all the original members of the initial organzation called Odysseys in Flight. The organizational name was then changed to the Intrepid Corporation and then the Intrepid Foundation. In this shuffle, many members were discontinued as well as the originator and founder of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
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A True Story: Intrepid's Odyssey is a factual story about a man who saved a WWII U.S. Naval aircraft carrier from being scrapped, and converted her into a Sea, Air & Space Museum. However, recognition for the creation of this museum was delibereately held from the American Public.
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