Western Islands (publisher)

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]

Western Islands
Parent companyJohn Birch Society
PredecessorAmerican Opinion
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts 02178

PO Box 8040, Appleton, Wisconsin 54913
DistributionNorth America[1]
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsAnti-Communism, politics, international relations

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. 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)
  2. Kristol, Irving. Review of The Web of Subversion by James Burnham. Commentary Magazine, June 1954.
  3. Roberts, Henry L. "Review of The Web of Subversion by James Burnham". Foreign Affairs, Vol. 32, No. 4, July 1954. doi:10.2307/20031065
  4. Hazlitt, Henry. Review of Understanding the Dollar Crisis, by Percy L. Greaves, Jr. Books for Libertarians, Vol. 3, No. 3, March 1974, p. 4. Full issue available.
  5. Woolbert, Robert Gale. "Recent Books on International Affairs." Review of I Saw Poland Betrayed by Arthur Bliss Lane. Foreign Affairs, Vol. 26, No. 4, July 1948. doi:10.2307/20030152. JSTOR 20030152. Published by the Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original.
  6. Free, William J. "Review of Full Circle by Grace Lumpkin". The Georgia Review, Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 1964. pp. 118-121. JSTOR 41395995.

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