McGraw-Hill is a major American publishing house specializing in educational, professional, financial, business, reference, and trade nonfiction publishing. Founded in 1888 by James H. McGraw and John A. Hill, the modern company traces its consolidated form to the 1917 merger of the McGraw Publishing Company and the Hill Publishing Company. Across its long publishing history McGraw-Hill has been a leading publisher of writing-craft and language reference titles, including William F. Walsh's The Elephants of Style.
