McFarland & Company
Encyclopedia
McFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina
. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2011 had published approximately 5,000 titles.
for publishing of a high quality along a variety of interests. Of particular praise was their contribution to sports literature, especially baseball history. According to the Mountain Times
, McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monograph and reference book titles a year. The company now claims that figure has increased to 400 per year. International chess
master Jeremy Silman
has called McFarland "one of the unsung heroes of the chess publishing world" and "undisputed king when it comes to publishing works on chess history."
Jefferson, North Carolina
Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashe County.-History:...
. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2011 had published approximately 5,000 titles.
Subject matter
Its target markets are libraries and direct mailing to enthusiasts. They have been noted in an editorial by Dr. Ron Hyatt (d. 2007) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
for publishing of a high quality along a variety of interests. Of particular praise was their contribution to sports literature, especially baseball history. According to the Mountain Times
Mountain Times
Mountain Times is a weekly newspaper based in Boone, North Carolina covering Watauga, Ashe, Avery Counties.The newspaper placed first in 2000 and 2nd in 2002 in the National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest and 1st in the North Carolina Press Association's best website in...
, McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monograph and reference book titles a year. The company now claims that figure has increased to 400 per year. International chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman is an American International Master of chess. He has won the US Open, the American Open, and the National Open, and was the coach of the US junior national chess team...
has called McFarland "one of the unsung heroes of the chess publishing world" and "undisputed king when it comes to publishing works on chess history."
List of Scholarly Journals
- Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game
- Black Ball: A Journal of the Negro Leagues
- Clues: A Journal of Detection
- Journal of Information Ethics
- North Korean Review