The hijacking of American Flight 119 : how D.B. Cooper inspired a skyjacking craze and the FBI's battle to stop it
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Tuba City Public Library - Non-Fiction
363.287 W655h
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363.287 W655h
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Book
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ix, 284 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-271) and index.
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"In The Hijacking of American Flight 119, John Wigger explores the wave of hijackings that swept over commercial flight between 1961 and 1972. One hijacker ran across the ramp in Reno, Nevada with a pillowcase over his head, gun in hand, to seize a UnitedAirlines flight. Another collected a large ransom in Washington, D.C. before jumping over Honduras. Yet another rode a bicycle across the tarmac with a rifle strapped to the handlebars. Motivations involved an admixture of ideology, greed, derring-do, and a desperate need to be somebody. What they had in common was that their exploits transfixed the nation's attention, bringing about a transformation in airline security that remains with us still"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wigger, J. H. (2024). The hijacking of American Flight 119: how D.B. Cooper inspired a skyjacking craze and the FBI's battle to stop it . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wigger, John H., 1959-. 2024. The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wigger, John H., 1959-. The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It Oxford University Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wigger, John H. The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It Oxford University Press, 2024.
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