What happened in Vermont when the anti-Communist fear known as the Red Scare swept the country? Quite a bit, as it turns out.
Rick Winston explores some forgotten history as we see how a small, rural rock-ribbed Republican state with a historically libertarian streak handled the hysteria of the time.
Far from the klieg lights of Washington D.
, Hollywood, and New York City, the Green Mountain state challenged the national narrative with its own fascinating stories.
Here are nine of the most gripping dramas played out in Vermont during scoundrel time, including a high-profile academic firing, controversies involving left-leaning summer residents, courageous newspaper editors who spoke out against Mc Carthy's tactics, and a conservative senator who helped take down Joseph Mc Carthy.
Now, as our country again experiences a political atmosphere charged with intolerance, condemnation, and widespread falsehoods, this book could not be more timely.
Rootstock Publishing Red scare in the green mountains: the mccarthy era in vermont 1946-1960, paperback/rick winston
