Western Islands (publisher)

Western Islands

Parent company	John Birch Society
Predecessor	American Opinion
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	770 N. Westhill Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914
Distribution	North America [1]
Key people	Wayne Morrow - CEO Joe Wolverton II, JD - President Connor Kimball - Editor Joe Kelly - Creative Director
Publication types	Books
Nonfiction topics	Anti-Communism, Politics, International Relations, Constitutionalism, History of the United States
Official website	https://westernislandspublishing.com/

Western Islands, also known as Western Islands Publishing, ^[2] is a publishing arm of the John Birch Society (JBS). Originally based in Belmont, Massachusetts, Western Islands is now located in Appleton, Wisconsin, where the JBS currently maintains its headquarters. Historically, Western Islands operated alongside the American Opinion Bookstores and Speakers' Bureau. It was one of the channels through which the John Birch Society distributed its materials across the continent, publishing numerous books focused on anti-communism. ^[1]

Under new leadership, Western Islands has since undergone significant reforms, expanding its operations to become the premier publisher of Americanist literature.

Recent publications include By Compact, Not Command, ^[3] an anthology of writings by notable founding fathers addressing the constitutional relationship between the states and the federal government; The Miraculous Life and Legacy of James Madison, ^[4] a biography of James Madison; and The Founders Recipe, ^[5] a book revealing key writings and authors used by the American founding generation.

Other 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, ^[6] and a 1965 edition of I Saw Poland Betrayed by Arthur Bliss Lane. ^[7]

Book series

• Americanist Classics ^[8]
• The Americanist Library ^[9]
• One Dozen Candles
• Preview Series ^[10]
• Pro Patria ^[11]

See also

• John Birch Society
• John H. Rees
• The New American
• Robert W. Welch, Jr.
• Robert Welch University
• Western Goals Foundation

External links

• Western Islands Publishing website
• John Birch Society website
• Western Islands at HathiTrust
• Western Islands at Internet Archive
• Western Islands at Open Library

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. "Western Islands Publishing". westernislandspublishing.com. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
3. "By Compact, Not Command: Founding-Era Documents on Federalism and Liberty – Shop JBS". shopjbs.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
4. "The Miraculous Life and Legacy of James Madison – Shop JBS". shopjbs.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
5. "The Founders Recipe (PDF) – Shop JBS". shopjbs.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
6. William E. Dunham, "The Truth About UNICEF", The Morning Press (Bloomsburg, PA), 20 October 1970, p. 15.
7. Lano, Arthur Bliss (1965) [1948]]. I saw Poland betrayed; an American ambassador reports to the American people. Americanist library,AL-008. Boston: Western Islands.
8. se:Americanist Classics, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
9. se:Americanist library, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
10. Biographical dictionary of the left. 1, Consolidated vol. (combining vols. 1-4 of the preview series), archive.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
11. Quest of a hemisphere, worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.