New England Pivot: The Red Sox and the Region in 1972

This work tells the story of 1972 as a hinge year in northern New England, a moment when long-standing political, cultural, and institutional assumptions quietly began to fracture. In New Hampshire and Vermont, insurgent campaigns challenged entrenched power, from Meldrim Thomson's anti-tax crusade to Tom Salmon's upset victory, foreshadowing the anti-establishment energy that would later carry figures like Bernie Sanders. At the same time, demographic shifts and the rise of populism signal...