Western Islands (publisher)
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| Parent company | John Birch Society |
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| Predecessor | American Opinion |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts 02178 PO Box 8040, Appleton, Wisconsin 54913 |
| Distribution | North America[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Anti-Communism, politics, international relations |
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Western Islands is the publishing arm of the John Birch Society (JBS). Originally in Belmont, Massachusetts, Western Islands is now located in Appleton, Wisconsin, where the JBS has its current headquarters. Alongside the American Opinion Bookstores and Speakers' Bureau, Western Islands was one of the primary organs by which the John Birch Society distributed its published materials across the continent.[1]
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Notable books published by Western Islands include Nicaragua Betrayed (1980) by Anastasio Somoza and Jack Cox, The Fearful Master: A Second Look at the United Nations (1964) by G. Edward Griffin,[2] and a 1965 edition of I Saw Poland Betrayed by Arthur Bliss Lane.[independent source needed]
Book series
[edit]- Americanist Classics[3]
- The Americanist Library[4]
- One Dozen Candles
- Preview Series[5]
- Pro Patria[6]
See also
[edit]- John Birch Society
- John H. Rees
- The New American
- Robert W. Welch, Jr.
- Robert Welch University
- Western Goals Foundation
External links
[edit]- John Birch Society website
- Western Islands at HathiTrust
- Western Islands at Internet Archive
- Western Islands at Open Library
References
[edit]- ^ a b Toy, Eckard V. (Jr.). "The Right Side of the 1960s: The Origins of the John Birch Society in the Pacific Northwest." Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 105, No. 2, Summer 2004, pp. 260-283. JSTOR 20615422
- "As the Birch Society grew, its American Opinion Bookstores, Western Islands Press [sic], and American Opinion Speakers' Bureau spread Welch's ideas and JBS programs across the United States and into Canada." (p. 270)
- ^ William E. Dunham, "The Truth About UNICEF", The Morning Press (Bloomsburg, PA), 20 October 1970, p. 15.
- ^ se:Americanist Classics, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ se:Americanist library, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Biographical dictionary of the left. 1, Consolidated vol. (combining vols. 1-4 of the preview series), archive.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Quest of a hemisphere, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.