John C. Winston Company
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas and Evanston, Illinois , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Educational textbooks (mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, health, foreign languages), children's literature |
| Parent | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Holt McDougal is a U.S.-based publishing company operating as a branch of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with a focus on producing textbooks tailored for high schools.
The Holt brand traces back to American publisher Henry Holt (1840–1926), who co-founded the original predecessor firm. However, Holt McDougal is separate from the current Henry Holt and Company, established in 1866, as these entities specialize in different publishing sectors.
History
The creation of Holt, Rinehart and Winston (HRW) occurred in March 1960 through the consolidation of three firms: Henry Holt and Company of New York City (originating in 1866 as Leypoldt and Holt); Rinehart & Company of New York, itself descended from Farrar & Rinehart (founded in 1929); and the John C. Winston Company of Philadelphia (founded in 1884). According to The Wall Street Journal on March 1, 1960, shareholders of Holt approved the merger, resulting in Henry Holt becoming the surviving firm renamed Holt, Rinehart, Winston, Inc. In 1967, HRW was purchased by CBS.
In 1985, the retail publishing division of HRW along with the Henry Holt imprint was acquired by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck later obtained the Macmillan name in 2001; currently, Henry Holt functions as an imprint under the international Macmillan Group (owned by Holtzbrinck), which should not be confused with Macmillan US.
Also in 1985, HRW’s educational publishing division together with the Holt, Rinehart and Winston brand and logo was acquired by Harcourt. Beginning in 2001, HRW operated as a subdivision of Harcourt Education, owned by Reed Elsevier. In 2007, Reed divested portions of Harcourt Education including Holt, Rinehart and Winston to Houghton Mifflin, culminating in the establishment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). Subsequently, HRW merged with Houghton Mifflin’s McDougal Littell subsidiary to form what is now known as Holt McDougal.
Details
Holt McDougal produces educational materials covering subjects such as mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, health, and foreign languages including French, Spanish, and German. Additionally, it has published children’s literature for the Weekly Reader Book Club featuring titles like Sweet Pickles, Fraggle Rock, and Snoopy. The company maintains offices located in Austin, Texas and Evanston, Illinois. Its parent corporation, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
See also
External links
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: classroom
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)
- John C. Winston Company at ISFDB
- Rinehart & Company at ISFDB
