Peter Allen Golden

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Peter Golden
Born Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, historian, journalist, blogger
Education University at Albany, SUNY (BA)
Website
www.petergolden.com

Peter Allen Golden is an American author, historian, journalist, and blogger. He is the author of 9 full-length works of non-fiction and fiction, and five books of interactive fiction. He is best known for his writings on the Cold War and his interviews with world leaders.

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Early life and education

Golden was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Jewish parents. He lived in Stuyvesant Village in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. He moved to South Orange, New Jersey, where he attended South Orange Junior High School before moving to Maplewood and graduating from Columbia High School. He attended Ohio University for two years then transferred to University at Albany, SUNY, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. [1]

Career

Nonfiction writing

In his 1992 book Quiet Diplomat, Golden described how, in 1975, U.S. President Gerald Ford and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked industrialist and political insider Max Fisher to help heal a diplomatic rift between the United States and Israel over relations with Egypt. [2] He also reported on a 1965 visit Fisher made to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm during which Eisenhower told him that he regretted pushing Israel to pull out of the Sinai. This fact was essentially unknown to historians until Golden wrote about it, and Fisher’s claim was backed up by President Richard Nixon, who during his interview with Golden said:

"Eisenhower. . . in the 1960s told me—and I am sure he told others—that he thought the action that was taken [at Suez] was a mistake." [3] [4]

In 2000, Golden co-wrote a memoir called I Rest My Case, chronicling the life of J. Stanley Shaw, one of the preeminent bankruptcy attorneys in the United States. [5]

Some of his writings have appeared in Detroit Free Press Magazine, New Jersey Monthly, Microsoft eDirections, Beyond Computing, The Forward, and Capital Magazine. [6] [7]

His blog, titled Boardside: Dispatches from the Education Wars, was a provocative online diary that chronicled his experiences serving as a Board of Education member in the Guilderland Central School District in Upstate New York. According to the Times Union (Albany) , New York State School Boards Association spokeswoman Barbara Bradley said that school board members are within their rights to create blogs like Golden's, and, although she was not aware of any others in New York state in the year 2007, she expected many more in the future. [8]

For Quiet Diplomat and O Powerful Western Star, Golden interviewed the following notable world leaders: [9]

His history of the Cold War titled O Powerful Western Star was published in 2012. [10]

In 2016, Golden served as ghostwriter for Keep Swinging: A Memoir of Politics and Justice [11] detailing the life of Senator Joseph L. Bruno.

Fiction writing

In the 1980s, Golden wrote five interactive fiction novels for computers as part of a joint venture between Imagic and Bantam called the Living Literature series. His first interactive computer novel, Another Bow, was a Sherlock Holmes mystery set aboard the S.S. Destiny and was a Waldenbooks best-seller for many weeks. [6]

In March 2011, Comeback Love was purchased for publication by Atria books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. It was published in early 2012. [12]

His next novel, Wherever There is Light, was published on Nov. 3, 2015 by Atria books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. [13]

On April 10, 2018, Nothing Is Forgotten was published. [14]

Golden is working on a historical thriller about the John F. Kennedy 1960 presidential campaign.[ citation needed ]

Reactions and criticisms

Writing for Commentary magazine, Leonard Garment, former special counsel to President Richard Nixon, described Golden's Quiet Diplomat as a “meticulously researched and gracefully written book” that “gives us a concrete view of the emergence of American Jews into the mainstream of national politics since World War II.” [15]

Writing for The Jerusalem Report , J.J. Goldberg called Golden's Quiet Diplomat “a disturbing, challenging book. It suggests, without answering, a wide range of questions about the relationship between the American Jewish community and its ‘leadership,’ and between the Diaspora community and the state of Israel. What is the Jewish community's role in U.S.-Israel relations? Can Israel trust representatives over whom it has no control? Whom do these “Jewish leaders” represent? In the end, Fisher and [Peter Golden] leave their readers free to draw their own conclusions.” [16]

Criticizing Golden’s Boardside blog, John Dornbush, then serving as Guilderland Central School District Board of Education Vice President, told the Times Union (Albany) that the website was inappropriate and that “It shows a lack of respect for others on the board.” On the other hand, Board member Barbara Fraterrigo told the same reporter that Golden's blog is a reflection of free speech in the modern age and is another means to give the public information. New York State School Boards Association spokeswoman Barbara Bradley also told the same reporter that "School board members have a right to speak as individuals" and "This is another vehicle for them." [8]

Awards and honors

In 1989 Golden won the New York State Bar Association’s Media Award for a critical profile he wrote of Judge Joseph Harris. [17]

Personal life

Golden is married to Annis Golden, a communication professor at SUNY Albany. He has one son. [1] [9] He served as a board of education member of the Guilderland Central School District. [8]

Bibliography

Nonfiction

Novels

Interactive fiction

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  2. ↑ "Max Fisher, 96, Philanthropist And Adviser to Presidents, Dies" The Associated Press (in The New York Times) March 4, 2005
  3. ↑ Lerner, Dr. Joseph "Eisenhower Regretted He Pushed for Sinai Withdrawal" Independent Media Review Analysis June 8, 2007
  4. ↑ Lerner, Dr. Joseph "Pres. Eisenhower regretted he pushed Israel to pull from Sinai" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Israel Behind The News March 4, 2005
  5. ↑ Richardson, Clem "Orphaned at 3, He's Dedicated Life to Helping Others" [ permanent dead link ]The Daily News (New York) March 4, 2005
  6. 1 2 "Albany Author Puts Computer User Inside" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Times Union (Albany) Page C1 May 21, 1987
  7. ↑ Golden, Peter. "Peter Golden Home Page". Peter Golden. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  8. 1 2 3 Waldman, Scott. "An insider's view of a school board: Blog gives Guilderland's Peter Golden a platform to comment on education" Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Times Union (Albany), Page C1 July. 8, 2007
  9. 1 2 Grondahl, Paul. "Author Explores World of Private Diplomacy" Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Times Union (Albany), Page H6 June. 21, 1992
  10. ↑ "About | Peter Golden | Author". Peter Golden. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  11. ↑ "Keep Swinging: A Memoir of Politics and Justice". posthillpress.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  12. ↑ "Publishers Marketplace: Dealmaker: Susan Golomb (Agent)" Publisher’s Marketplace March 10, 2011
  13. 1 2 Golden, Peter (4 October 2016). Wherever There is Light. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781501107634 . Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  14. 1 2 Golden, Peter (2019-03-19). Nothing Is Forgotten. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781501146817.
  15. ↑ Garment, Leonard. "Mediator" [ permanent dead link ]Commentary Feb. 1993. P 58 - 61. (Reprinted on Author's Website Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine )
  16. ↑ Goldberg, J.J. “Fisher’s Tale” The Jerusalem Report Sep 24, 1992 pp. 46.
  17. ↑ New York State Bar Association. "1988 Media Awards Dinner Program". New York State Bar Association. Retrieved 2011-02-09.[ permanent dead link ]
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