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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| 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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Notable books published by Western Islands include Nicaragua Betrayed by Anastasio Somoza and Jack Cox and a 1965 edition of I Saw Poland Betrayed by Arthur Bliss Lane.[third-party source needed]
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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)