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A Closetful of Upton Dust Jackets

As mentioned last week, the reprint of The Custer Tragedy: Events Leading Up To and Following the Little Big Horn Campaign of 1876, has arrived. Quite pleased with how the dust jacket turned out, we wanted to share with you … Continue reading

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Coming in with Spring

We just received the reprint of The Custer Tragedy: Events Leading Up To and Following the Little Big Horn Campaign of 1876. The year 1939 was the original printing of the book. The new dust jacket will be previewed next … Continue reading

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Before We Edit and Design

Create a Length estimate Before the editing and book design process begins, we a provide a length estimate for our clients. This gives us an idea of the amount of work ahead of us as well as a cost estimate … Continue reading

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Diggers, Constables, and Bushrangers: The New Zealand Gold Rushes as a Frontier Experience, 1852–1876

It can be difficult to choose which books to talk about on this page when each of them brings such different aspects and dynamics to our work. One of the many that we at Capital A proudly designed and produced … Continue reading

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Speaking with the Publishers: Richard & Frankie Upton

“This is pretty exciting right now,” said Richard Upton as I spoke with him this afternoon. Richard and his wife Frankie allowed me to conduct an interview via telephone to get an inside scoop on the couple as well as … Continue reading

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New Upton & Sons Book

This week we received printer’s proofs for a new book, First to Arrive on Custer’s Battlefield with the Montana Column. We edited this book as well as did the design and production. The work is based on the life of … Continue reading

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