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From simple brochures, notecards, and other ephemera to complex history and museum art books, Bergamot expertly handles clients' publications from start-up stage to finished product. Our goal is to provide our clients with the best publication tools and design techniques available, and at the most competitive rates.
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Coming Soon!—Fall 2010
Beneath the Surface: Inventors and Marketeers
of the Miner's Carbide Light, by Dave Thorpe
Designed by Denise Arnot
Beneath the Surface presents biographies of a
rare breed of American entrepreneurs—those who developed the miner's carbide light.
From collector Derek English: Just five year's after
Dave Thorpe exhaustive study, Carbide Light, comes
his sequel, Beneath the Surface. Thorpe brings to life both the quirky individuals involved in mining inventions and the spirit and culture of a vanished industrial era unique to the United States.
Peirce Mill: Two Hundred Years in the Nation's Capital, by Steve Dryden
Designed by Denise Arnot
View Peirce Mill Press Release (Nov. 09)►
As ably related by Steve Dryden in the pages of this book, the story of this cherished local landmark is a reminder that another Washington—the ‘hometown’ Washington—
exists beyond the monuments on the Mall, and has a rich and engaging history all its own.
—Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Steve Dryden’s wonderful book not only provides a colorful history, it also places Pierce Mill in the context of the development of Washington, DC as our nation’s capital. And it shows how partners, like the Friends of Pierce Mill, can join forces
with the National Park Service to preserve and interpret our history.
—Robert Sutton, chief historian of the National Park Service
Available on Amazon and at Politics and Prose Bookstore, DC
View the Washington Post's review by John Kelly www.washingtonpost.com