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Hidden Gold: The Seventh Question

Children's Books

Newton-Terres, Teresa

Animals

Project-TNT, LLC

The shipwreck made national news. On Tuesday June 7, 1960 the private vessel Marie left Santa Barbara Harbor at 7 a.m. in route to waters off Santa Cruz Island, but never returned. When the Marie vanished, her crew was conducting a covert underwater communications experiment for a Raytheon-related project. Among the Marie's seven crew, the author's father and an eminent physicist who had worked on the Manhattan Project. Four bodies were recovered; however, three including the author's father and the scientist were never found. Afterwards, Teresa and the other children left fatherless grew up and the full details of the shipwreck were buried.
 In MYSTERY OF THE MARIE join Teresa Newton-Terres as a dusty scrapbook leads her to ask what she believed was a simple question. What happened? Yet, she failed to realize the Goliath she stood before -giant issues that threatened to overwhelm her many times. By taking on this Goliath, Teresa found peace where she had frustrations, she gained courage serving things that matter most, and she became grateful where she once had a chip on her shoulder. Through an abundance of relationships, collective memories, and a crumbling wall of secrecy, part of the story surfaced. And a host of people gathered in Santa Barbara for a first ever commemoration and are bedazzled during a sunrise service as they remember and honor seven men lost at sea expanding the frontiers of "communicating on a beam of light" June 7, 1960.

MYSTERY OF THE MARIE: My Childhood Tragedy That Surfaced a Cold War Secret

Pence, James H.

Parenting & Relationships

The shipwreck made national news. On Tuesday June 7, 1960 the private vessel Marie left Santa Barbara Harbor at 7 a.m. in route to waters off Santa Cruz Island, but never returned. When the Marie vanished, her crew was conducting a covert underwater communications experiment for a Raytheon-related project. Among the Marie’s seven crew, the author’s father and an eminent physicist who had worked on the Manhattan Project. Four bodies were recovered; however, three including the author’s father and the scientist were never found. Afterwards, a two year old Teresa and the other children left fatherless grew up and the full details of the shipwreck were buried.
In MYSTERY OF THE MARIE join Teresa Newton-Terres as a dusty scrapbook leads her to ask what she believed was a simple question. What happened? Yet, she failed to realize the Goliath she stood before –giant issues that threatened to overwhelm her many times. By taking on this Goliath, Teresa found peace where she had frustrations, she gained courage serving things that matter most, and she became grateful where she once had a chip on her shoulder. Through an abundance of relationships, collective memories, and a crumbling wall of secrecy, part of the story surfaced. And a host of people gathered in Santa Barbara for a first ever commemoration and are bedazzled during a sunrise service as they remember and honor seven men lost at sea expanding the frontiers of “communicating over a beam of light” June 7, 1960.

MYSTERY of the MARIE: Quest of a daughter to surface the real story to the shipwrecked Marie and seven men lost at sea expanding the frontiers of infrared, June 7, 1960.

Mystery of the Marie: My Childhood Tragedy That Surfaced a Cold War Secret - 60th Anniversary Extended Edition

She grew up in the shadow of a mystery. Will new information lead her to a peace she never thought possible? Teresa Newton-Terres never knew her dad. Losing him when she was only two, she lived with unresolved grief for almost fifty years. But when a dusty scrapbook hidden by her grandmother lands on her doorstep, she plunges into an abyss to uncover the story. In 1960, an eminent physicist and six other men including Newton-Terres' father left on a covert Raytheon-related underwater communications experiment. They never returned, and their converted landing craft, The Marie, vanished. After learning only four bodies were recovered and her father's not among them, Newton-Terres kept a flicker of hope alive. In a passionate search that exposes black-ops secrecy and classified red tape, this courageous book reveals how a U.S. defense project coverup still has lasting repercussions for all the affected families. Showcasing careful forensic research and impeccable attention to detail, Newton-Terres offers a deep dive into her fearless quest for the truth and the inner joy she found. Mystery of the Marie: My childhood tragedy that surfaced a Cold War secret is a page-turning memoir that connects a national news event to an intimate personal story. If you like government intrigue, captivating suspense, and brave crusaders for truth, then you'll love Teresa Newton-Terres and James H. Pence's inspiring account. Buy the Mystery of the Marie, 60th Anniversary Extended Edition and help surface the truth today!

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

She grew up in the shadow of a mystery. Will new information lead her to a peace she never thought possible? Teresa Newton-Terres never knew her dad. Losing him when she was only two, she lived with unresolved grief for almost fifty years. But when a dusty scrapbook hidden by her grandmother lands on her doorstep, she plunges into an abyss to uncover the story. In 1960, an eminent physicist and six other men including Newton-Terres' father left on a covert Raytheon-related underwater communications experiment. They never returned, and their converted landing craft, The Marie, vanished. After learning only four bodies were recovered and her father's not among them, Newton-Terres kept a flicker of hope alive. In a passionate search that exposes black-ops secrecy and classified red tape, this courageous book reveals how a U.S. defense project coverup still has lasting repercussions for all the affected families. Showcasing careful forensic research and impeccable attention to detail, Newton-Terres offers a deep dive into her fearless quest for the truth and the inner joy she found. Mystery of the Marie: My childhood tragedy that surfaced a Cold War secret is a page-turning memoir that connects a national news event to an intimate personal story. If you like government intrigue, captivating suspense, and brave crusaders for truth, then you'll love Teresa Newton-Terres and James H. Pence's inspiring account. Buy the Mystery of the Marie, 60th Anniversary Expanded Edition and help surface the truth today!

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Hidden Gold: The Seventh Question

MYSTERY OF THE MARIE: My Childhood Tragedy That Surfaced a Cold War Secret

MYSTERY of the MARIE: Quest of a daughter to surface the real story to the shipwrecked Marie and seven men lost at sea expanding the frontiers of infrared, June 7, 1960.

Mystery of the Marie: My Childhood Tragedy That Surfaced a Cold War Secret - 60th Anniversary Extended Edition

Mystery of the Marie: My Childhood Tragedy That Surfaced a Cold War Secret - 60th Anniversary Extended Edition