Member Spotlight: John Newton

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PUBLICATION OF YOUR BOOK, AN AMERICAN IN REVOLUTIONARY IRAN !

Long-time Club member John Newton is a published author. His book, An American in Revolutionary Iran, is now available on Amazon.

Married to an Iranian woman and fluent in Persian, Newton, a former Peace Corps/Iran volunteer and staff member in the 1960s, moved back to Iran in 1975 to work for an Iranian publishing company. There he saw the revolution unfold in the chaotic streets of Tehran, mingling with chanting demonstrators, witnessing the blood of dead martyrs, confronting teenagers armed with automatic weapons, and translating for Time Magazine reporters. In a series of vignettes, Newton describes his life in Iran both before the collapse of the shah and after Khomeini’s triumphant return.

Back the States in April 1979, Newton joined Time-Life Books in Alexandria, working as a writer/editor on such bestselling series as World War ll, The Civil War, The Third Reich, American Indians, and Planet Earth. He joined Springfield Golf & Country Club in 1984. 

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