Globe Pequot Press

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Globe Pequot Press
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Parent company Rowman & Littlefield
Founded1947
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Essex, Connecticut
Distribution National Book Network
Official website globepequot.com

Globe Pequot is a book publisher and distributor of outdoor recreation and leisure titles that publishes 500 new titles. Globe Pequot was acquired by Morris Communications in 1997. [1] Lyons Press was acquired in 2001. [2] It was sold to Rowman & Littlefield in 2014. [3]

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Imprints

Globe Pequot publishes several imprints, including Prometheus Books, [4] Lyons Press, FalconGuides, [5] Knack, and Insiders' Guide. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosen, Judith (2011-12-09). "Globe Pequot Press Goes Back to Its Roots". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  2. Barnes, Jim. "The Lyons Press: Fishing for Great Literature - and Niche Marketing Success". Independent Publisher - feature. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. "Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Globe Pequot Press". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. Frazier, Kendrick (May–June 2020). "Promethus Unbound: Publisher of Skeptic, Freethought Books Enters a New Phase". Skeptical Inquirer . Vol. 44, no. 3. Amherst, New York: Center for Inquiry. pp. 6–9.
  5. "Falcon Guides | Outdoor guidebooks for hiking, camping, rock climbing, paddling, biking, cycling, and adventure travel". www.falcon.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved November 13, 2019.