One Dozen Candles

One Dozen Candles was a series of history and opinion books criticizing communism, labor unions, and welfare policies that was assembled by Robert W. Welch, Jr. and published during the 1960s by Western Islands, the publishing arm of American right-wing advocacy group the John Birch Society. On the series packaging, the name One Dozen Candles was accompanied by the proverb, "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Earlier editions also carried the branding for the "American Opinion Reprint Series" while later editions were part of "The Americanist Library."

The books included in the One Dozen Candles were paperback reprints of books written between 1938 and 1965 by a variety of authors, some of whom were never members of nor ideologically aligned with the John Birch Society.[1] The twelve selections changed slightly over the course of the years and a thirteenth volume was added in later collections.[2][3][4][5]

Series entries

Earlier collections

VolTitleAuthorOriginal Publication
1While You Slept: Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made ItJohn T. Flynn1951
2The Web of Subversion: Underground Networks in the U.S. GovernmentJames Burnham1954
3America's Retreat from VictorySenator Joseph R. McCarthy1951
4Odyssey of a Fellow TravelerJ.B. Matthews1938
5Shanghai Conspiracy: The Sorge Spy Ring, Moscow, Shanghai, Tokyo, San Francisco, New YorkMajor-General Charles A. Willoughby1952
6From Major Jordan's DiariesGeorge Racey Jordan1952
7I Saw Poland BetrayedAmbassador Arthur Bliss Lane1948
8The People's PottageGaret Garrett1953
9The Kohler Strike: Union Violence and Administrative LawSylvester Petro1961
10The Pentagon CaseColonel Victor J. Fox, with Robert A. Winston1958
11The Tragedy of Bolivia: A People CrucifiedAlberto Ostria Gutierrez1958
12Nine Men Against AmericaRosalie M. Gordon1958

Later collections

VolTitleAuthorOriginal Publication
1While You Slept: Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made ItJohn T. Flynn1951
2Seeds of TreasonRalph de Toledano1950
3America's Retreat from VictorySenator Joseph R. McCarthy1951
4The Whole of Their LivesBenjamin Gitlow1948
5Shanghai Conspiracy: The Sorge Spy Ring, Moscow, Shanghai, Tokyo, San Francisco, New YorkMajor-General Charles A. Willoughby1952
6From Major Jordan's DiariesGeorge Racey Jordan1952
7I Saw Poland BetrayedAmbassador Arthur Bliss Lane1948
8The People's PottageGaret Garrett1953
9The Kohler Strike: Union Violence and Administrative LawSylvester Petro1961
10The Invisible GovernmentDan Smoot1962
11France, The Tragic YearsSisley Huddleston1955
12Nine Men Against AmericaRosalie M. Gordon1958
*Background to Betrayal: The Tragedy of VietnamHilaire du Berrier1965
  • 13th title included in boxed sets was not included in printed listing on package

See also

References
  1. Ramsey, Bruce (2009). Unsanctioned Voice: Garet Garrett, Journalist of the Old Right. Lincoln: Caxton Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780870044854.
  2. Hendershot, Heather (2011). What's fair on the air? Cold War right-wing broadcasting and the public interest. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780226326788.
  3. Ramsey, Bruce (2009). Unsanctioned Voice: Garet Garrett, Journalist of the Old Right. Lincoln: Caxton Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780870044854.
  4. One dozen candles. OCLC 3876543. Retrieved 28 December 2014 – via WorldCat.
  5. One dozen candles : it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. OCLC 27135277. Retrieved 28 December 2014 – via WorldCat.
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