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Idaho author's new novel examines how life would be different if JFK and others had not been shot
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November 15, 2023
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IDAHO FALLS – Dennis Mansfield’s clients often describe him as a real-life Forrest Gump because of the way his life has intersected with historical figures.
But Mansfield refers to himself as “The Man who shot Liberty Valance” (the title of a 1963 film about a man whose actions help another character get elected to Congress) because of the role he’s played in helping others get elected to public office.
The 67-year-old Boise man is the author of a new historical fiction thriller that highlights how history might have been different had John F. Kennedy and others not been assassinated. Though it’s a work of fiction, it’s a project Mansfield says connects history together in surprising ways.
Mansfield discusses the book in our video interview above.
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