Mainliner Denver: The Bombing of Flight 629 [Paperback]

Andrew J. Field (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 155566363X | ISBN-13: 978-1555663636

The riveting true story of the FBI s investigation into the first act of sabotage against a U.S. commercial aircraft and the unprecedented televised trial that exposed the dark motives of John Gilbert Graham, who placed a bomb in his mother s suitcase shortly before she boarded the plane known as the Mainliner Denver.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: 3D Press (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155566363X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555663636
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,206,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Law > Specialties > Air & Space

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding crime and punishment drama - a real "must read"!, October 6, 2005

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D. Scott Young - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mainliner Denver: The Bombing of Flight 629 (Paperback)

This is one of the best true crime and punishment dramas I've read in a very long time indeed. Andrew Field uses his experience in the legal field to present a meticulously well researched account of one of the most horrific American domestic air travel industry crimes ever committed and the dramatic trial and execution of a murderer. You will never forget the callousness of a son who could end the lives of 40+ people with America's first in flight bombing of a civilian airliner for no other reason than to murder his mother for the insurance money. What I particularly appreciated, as a photographer, is Mr. Field's fascinating side look at the impact and issues tied to television and film photography in the courtroom during the trial, as it raised issues and controversies the effects of which are still being felt today in the field of trial law. Altogether, a thoroughly well researched, entrtaining and truly informative book!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrorism '50s Style, October 6, 2005

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Peter Mattiace (Findlay, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mainliner Denver: The Bombing of Flight 629 (Paperback)

This book is an outstanding read, a very-well-researched and detailed account of domestic terrorism '50s-style. Andrew Field captures the domineering mother, the sweet and forever-loyal wife, the loser son and his insane logic, the horror of a mid-air fireball in the chilly night, J. Edgar Hoover's just-the-facts G-men, the lawyers' hopeless strategy, and the criminal's mind right to his execution. It's also a fascinating trip through innocent times when, in just 45 minutes, a frighteningly cold man could drop off his family at an airport terminal, park the car, set the timer, check Mom's extra-heavy bag, buy flight insurance, walk Mom to the gate, and kiss her goodbye forever -- then sit down to dinner with the family to wait for the distant bang.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Good Read, November 25, 2007

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Athanasius (NYC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mainliner Denver: The Bombing of Flight 629 (Paperback)

Andrew J. Field has done an outstanding job in detailing the notorious case of John Gilbert Graham. In every respect -- research, presentation, writing, and editing -- there is absolutely nothing lacking about "Mainliner Denver". To be sure, Mr. Field doesn't succeed in explaining (or even determining) Graham's motivation. Money? Hatred? Was he, as William Roughead once famously described Lizzie Borden, "unfilial?" Mr. Field doesn't know, but his "failure" is not the result of want of trying.

This is a fast, easy, entertaining, riveting, and informative read. I highly recommend it. Indeed, I would be delighted if Mr. Field would bring his considerable talents to bear in exploring other neglected criminals -- Barbara Graham or Penny Bjorkland, to mention only a couple. I'll keep my fingers crossed -- and so should you.