The Skies Belong to Us




The Jefferson Exchange show

Summary: <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Jefferson Exchange: July 17, 2013 Hour 2:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Skies Belong to Us </b><br><br> In these days of long security lines and baggage and food charges on planes, we view earlier decades of air travel wistfully.  And in so doing, we forget about the spate of hijackings in the 60s and 70s.  One of the more spectacular hijackings--involving a woman from Coos Bay and a plan to swap hostages for Angela Davis--is detailed in the book <a href="http://theskiesbelongtous.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="">"The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking."</span></strong></a>  Author Brendan Koerner joins us.</p>