«Skillfully researched and written with beguiling flair, The Hijacking of American Flight 119 is an essential guide to the madcap era in which criminals, dreamers, and desperate souls made routine flying a perilous affair.»

Brendan I. Koerner, Author of The Skies Belong To Us and Now the Hell Will Start

«Historian and master storyteller John Wigger offers a thrill ride into an astonishing cultural phenomenon, an era when misguided souls hijacked commercial airliners for ransom, then jumped out with the cash-and only the vaguest idea how to work a parachute.»

Peter Houlahan, Author of Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American

«As a Boeing 727 captain I've always been fascinated by the story of D.B. Cooper and those who tried to copy him. John Wigger digs deep into one, bringing into full view the stranger-than-fiction story of American Airlines flight 119, based on the testimony of those directly involved in the hijacking, lovingly and painstakingly recapturing the events that still influence the aviation industry today. I promise: this book will make you more tolerant of those intrusive TSA pat downs.»

Captain Erika Armstrong, Author of A Chick in the Cockpit

«Propulsive and insightful, this is a thorough portrait of a striking episode in American history.»

Publishers Weekly

«Inherently compelling.»

The Wall Street Journal

«Wigger's hugely entertaining book travels a previously unexplored byway of aviation history and is probably best read on dry land, just to be absolutely sure.»

Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail