Hijacking History

2021 Education

Author : Kathleen Wellman
Release : 2021
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 23X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hijacking History written by Kathleen Wellman. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book insists that history matters. What if current divisions in America rest, in part, on a fundamental divergence in the understanding of our history? The book proposes the three most prominent Christian curricula have played a role through the historical narrative promoted for almost fifty years, becoming more widespread in different forms of alternative schooling from Christian schools to voucher programs, and homeschooling. Their narrative has been significant in defining Americans' understanding of the world and its history and exposes the efficacy of the alliance between certain religious interests, conservative legislators and school boards, and various corporate interests in reshaping education in the United States. The campaign for a "Christian right history" is analogous to the successful advocacy for "intelligent design" in public school science curricula. Many conservative institutions support both the inclusion of politically conservative and Christian content into school curricula"--

Hijacking History

2013 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Liane Tanguay
Release : 2013
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 733/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hijacking History written by Liane Tanguay. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Bush's war commandeered history and exploited the anxieties of post-industrial America.

The Skies Belong to Us

2014-06-17 True Crime

Author : Brendan I. Koerner
Release : 2014-06-17
Genre : True Crime
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Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Skies Belong to Us written by Brendan I. Koerner. This book was released on 2014-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true stroy of the longest-distance hijacking in American history. In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of '60s 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; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when shattered Army veteran Roger Holder and mischievous party girl Cathy Kerkow managred to comandeer Western Airlines Flight 701 and flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom—a heist that remains the longest-distance hijacking in American history. More than just an enthralling story about a spectacular crime and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath, The Skies Belong to Us is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail.

Violence in the Skies

2016-03-10 Transportation

Author : Philip Baum
Release : 2016-03-10
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 381/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Violence in the Skies written by Philip Baum. This book was released on 2016-03-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation security expert Philip Baum delves into the archives to reveal the stories behind the most astonishing and shocking crimes in aviation history, calling on real-life testimonies from hijackers, crew members, passengers and politicians. The human stories behind the criminal attacks that have plagued aviation since 1911 are detailed in this authoritative and thrilling account of aviation security history, from the legendary hijacks by left-wing and Palestinian groups of the twentieth century, to the more recent suicide attacks carried out by fundamentalists and the psychologically disturbed.

Hijacked

2018-04-10 True Crime

Author : Dave Hirschman
Release : 2018-04-10
Genre : True Crime
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Book Rating : 385/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hijacked written by Dave Hirschman. This book was released on 2018-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unbelievable true story of three pilots flying a routine Federal Express flight who must call on their inner courage, strength, and ability to stop a bitter, suicidal hijacker from killing them, and thousands of people below. David Sanders, Jim Tucker, and Andy Peterson had taken off on a regular “out-and-back,” delivering and picking up packages for FedEx’s next-day service. They had one jumpseat passenger, an off-duty colleague who they assumed was simply taking advantage of the FedEx perk allowing virtually all employees to ride the company jets for free. The shock came twenty minutes later. Before the plane had reached its normal cruising altitude, the lone passenger attacked the pilots with hammers and a spear gun. He’d had his diabolical plan in the works for months: by crashing the plane into the Federal Express Memphis hub, he’d ruin the company, which he felt had treated him unfairly. With superhuman strength fueled by sheer fury, the attacker struck the pilots again and again. What he didn’t count on was the skill and intelligence of the pilots. While Sanders and Peterson tried to stop the relentless battering, copilot Tucker swung the aircraft into dangerous flight maneuvers in an attempt to literally knock the man off his feet. In Hijacked, Dave Hirschman vividly re-creates this hair-raising battle of wills, giving each pilot’s point of view and drawing on his own experiences as a pilot to take us inside that fateful day.

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