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| Parent company | Rowman & Littlefield |
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| Founded | 1947 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Guilford, Connecticut |
| Distribution | National Book Network |
| Official website | globepequot |
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]
Globe Pequot publishes several imprints, including Prometheus Books [4] Lyons Press, FalconGuides, [5] Knack, and Insiders' Guide. [1]
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