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Koerner, Brendan I.
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Holder, Roger.
Kerkow, Cathy.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Hijacking of aircraft -- United States -- Case studies.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements.
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Koerner, Brendan I.
Holder, Roger.
Kerkow, Cathy.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Hijacking of aircraft -- United States -- Case studies.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements.
MARC Display
The skies belong to us : love and terror in the golden age of
hijacking
/ Brendan I. Koerner.
by
Koerner, Brendan I.
Crown, c2013.
Call #:
364.1552 K78s
Subjects
Holder, Roger.
Kerkow, Cathy.
Criminals
--
United
States
--
Biography.
Hijacking
of
aircraft
--
United
States
--
Case
studies
.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
--
Protest movements.
ISBN:
9780307886101 (hc.)
0307886107 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
318 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-308) and index.
Summary:
A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe.
"In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of sixties idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands, where they imagined being hailed as heroes; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when two young lovers pulled off the longest-distance
hijacking
in American history. A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow, commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe. This madcap tale involves a cast of characters ranging from exiled Black Panthers to African despots to French movie stars. The author combed through over 4,000 declassified documents and interviewed scores of key figures in the drama--including one of the hijackers, whom Koerner discovered living in total obscurity."--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
True crime.
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