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Whitman Publishing

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American publishing company

Whitman Publishing is an American book publishing company that started as a subsidiary of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. In about 1915, Western began printing and binding a line of juvenile books for the Hamming-Whitman Publishing Company of Chicago.2 It is part of Western Publishing.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Whitman Publishing is an American book publishing company that started as a subsidiary of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. In about 1915, Western began printing and binding a line of juvenile books for the Hamming-Whitman Publishing Company of Chicago.2

Corporate structure

Whitman Publishing is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 276 entities, 24 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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