Unafraid, Jeff Golden
Unafraid, Jeff Golden
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Unafraid
A Novel of the Possible

Author: Jeff Golden

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2011

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Two dates burn fiercely in the memory of millions of Americans: November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001. These two tragedies bracket Unafraid, a story grounded in a simple question: What if the fatal bullet fired on that sunny Dallas afternoon had veered three inches off target? Unafraid lays out a compelling answer, rich with the public adventures and private dramas of twentiethcentury iconsfrom J. Edgar Hoover to the Beatlesplayed out on a transformed world stage. At the center of this parallel history is a leader who blows the sides out of conventional politics with the simple belief that the primary reason idealistic goals are impossible to achieve is that we have needlessly decided that they are. With a tiny imaginary spin of historys wheel, Unafraid opens the gates to an America of realistic hope and possibility.

About Jeff Golden

Jeff Golden’s migration from the halls of Harvard to the backwoods of Oregon was chronicled in the book Watermelon Summer. He has built homes, farmed, logged, guided river adventures, and served as a county commissioner, mediator, columnist, and public broadcasting producer and talk show host. He was Oregon’s first nominee for the JFK Profile in Courage Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lavonne on March 27, 2012

Unafraid is an alternate history novel, in which JFK does not succumb to the sniper’s bullet in Dallas. It is truly a fairy tale, with JFK starring as Superman, with the amazing ability to see far into the future and in his fictional second term, to lay the groundwork to solve every single major cri......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 19, 2012

I struggled to finish this book. It includes some novel ideas and some great critical thinking politically, but I expected more. I wanted the book not to cover only the 8 years of the Kennedy presidency. Obviously, 9/11 never occurred in this book due to earlier efforts at peace by JFK, but there wa......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on March 07, 2012

This is a fascinating book. Although it is occasionally wonkish, it develops a very realistic of view of what might have happened if Kennedy had survived on Nov 22. This is not a happily ever after story - there are some real shockers that will leave one shaken (though you can sort of see them comin......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 13, 2017

For anyone who loves JFK, this book is absolutely for you. It's an alternate history..."What would happen if JFK lived". Yes, at times it's a little bit far fetched. So if you're an American History snob, you may scoff at some of the alt history (RFK being VP, MLK Jr, becoming Secretary of State). B......more

Goodreads review by Bob on January 22, 2017

A most interesting speculation on how American (and world) history might have unfolded had JFK not died in Dallas in November 1963. Plausible scenarios are dealt with in retrospect, filtered through the eyes of an adult Caroline Kennedy. As a "what-if?" novel, this one's well worth your time.......more

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