Author Books
Author Assisted Self-Published Books
Dog Soldier Press was founded in October 1999 by me, John Pruit, as the vehicle under whose imprint I would publish Santana, War Chief of the Mescalero Apache, a historical manuscript edited and made ready for publication by my father, A R Pruit. I got involved late in the game, after aborted publication attempts with two other presses. In the process, I found that I enjoyed the work involved in publishing and chose to continue to publish such works as interested and/or inspired me when and if I had the financial means to do so. All Dog Soldier Press publications to date have satisfied those two criteria.
Beginning in 2018, publishing opportunities I did not have the financial means to publish as Dog Soldier Press publications made their way to my door. By this time, print-on-demand services had become available and efficient, eliminating the necessity of investing large amounts of money in inventory. With costs minimized, the authors of some of these projects had the ability to pay Dog Soldier to assist them in designing their books and preparing them for print-on-demand publication. Since that time, Dog Soldier has helped multiple authors produce beautiful art books printed on dedicated high quality presses.
Dog Soldier provides more than editing, design and publishing services. We are committed to the success of all the publications we touch. Again I have chosen to support only such works that in my own opinion deserved to be made available to the world and whose contents inspired and/or interested me. Had I been able to fund them, I would enthusiastically published all of these works as Dog Soldier publications.
I call these publications author-assisted self-published books. All books bearing the Dog Soldier imprint are subject to the same rigorous editing and design standards as Dog Soldier Press publications.
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Dick Spas
The Southwest: The Land and Its People
by Dick Spas
Foreword by James G. Barbee
Contemplative black and white photography in the tradition of Ansel Adams, this collection of images heartfully documents people and places encountered over 50 plus years of investigating the currents and undercurrents of life in the Southwestern U.S.
First Edition
Published 2023
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
157 pages, 11” wide x 12.25” tall
127 black and white photos
ISBN 978-1-7371362-8-6
Retail: $150.00 plus $10.00 shipping & handling
The Southwest: The Land and Its People
Contemplative black and white photography in the tradition of Ansel Adams, this collection of images heartfully documents people and places encountered over 50 plus years of investigating the currents and undercurrents of life in the Southwestern U.S.
Kyle and Bob Remiger
Who Love These Mountains, Journeys of the Heart into a Taos Wilderness
The beauty of these mountains I call home moves me to tears. Such grandeur invites an intimate exchange between the Spirit of Nature and its expression as the Human Spirit.
Through word and photography, this book is Bob’s and my way of sharing what has become most important in our lives together. We wish to bring the reader closer to the Spirit of Nature, to refresh their Body, Soul and Spirit.
- Kyle Remiger
Who Love These Mountains: Journey of the Heart into a Taos wilderness
By Kyle and Bob Remiger
Published 2023 by Magik Square Productions
Softcover
204 pages, 11” wide x 8.5” tall
91 pages of full-color photographs
ISBN 979-8-9886130-0-8
Order directly from: https://magiksquareproductions.com
Ed Fields and Mary Rae
Journeying into Cherokee: Help and Encouragement for Learning the Cherokee Language
by Ed Fields and Mary Rae
Published March 2023
Softcover
231 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”
ISBN 979-8-9874524-8-6
Price: $21.95 plus shipping & handling
Order directly from: https://learningcherokee.com
You can learn Cherokee!
Do you wish learning Cherokee were easier, faster, more fun and successful? Or maybe you wish you had an award-winning native speaker along with a skilled second-language learner to help you.
In Journeying Into Cherokee, you get dual perspectives on issues that affect effect your entire Cherokee language learning journey. You also get a transcribed translation to show the process in action, plus 24 pages of FAQs, and 11 pages of Resources. All designed at helping you succeed in your Cherokee language journey.
Robert Lent
And There We Were: The Baker’s Son and Sawyer’s Daughter
by Robert L. Lent
An interwoven memoir, travelogue and love story.
Published February 2021
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
620 pages, 6”x 9”
30 photos
ISBN 978-1-7362743-8-5
Order directly from Robert Lent bobllent@hotmail.com, Amazon, or from any bookstore. Ebook editions available from multiple online vendors.
And There We Were: The Baker’s son and Sawyer’s Daughter
A lush memoir, rich with detailed travel descriptions, interwoven with a touching love story. Filled with chronicals of time spent in Great Britain, China, moving to Texas, and other adventures. We meet queens and dignitaries through lively tales of a truly magical life.
Gael Rockwell Minton
Working On the Land, Playing in the Kitchen: A Passionate Connection
by Gael Rockwell Minton
This is an exceptional cookbook.
Published October 2020
Softcover
269 pages, 8” x 10”
123 color photos
Price: $40.00 plus shipping & handling
Order directly from Squash Blossom Farm: sbfarm03@gmail.com
Working with the Land, Playing in the Kitchen
An inspiring illustrated collection of recipes representative of 60+ years of playing in the kitchen. From a girl of sixteen traveling in Italy, to a septuagenarian transplanted from the northeast to the southwest, Gael Minton’s passion shines through these pages. Her encouragement to experiment and improvise is refreshing.
Learning the joy of gardening from her parents, Gael creates a garden wherever she lives. This book makes garden suggestions that are an indispensable companion for the kitchen.
Crosslin Fields Smith
Stand As One: Spiritual Teachings of Keetoowah, Awakening to the Original Truths
by Crosslin Fields Smith
Published 2018
Softcover
96 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”
ISBN 978-0-9718658-8-4
Original Teachings: Designed to Stand as One, Early Keetoowah Teachings and Traditions, Awakening to the Original Truths
by Crosslin Fields Smith
Published 2021
Softcover
114 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”
ISBN 978-1-7371362-0-0
A Lifetime of Healing
by Crosslin Fields Smith
Published 2023
Softcover
72 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”
ISBN 979-8-9874524-4-8
The Original Truths are the foundation of the Keetoowah Society, the spiritual society with the Cherokee tribe. An important guidepost for those who want to experience health, inner peace, and peace among all people, these truths are a message for all humankind regardless of race, creed, color or religion.
Lonnie Brown & Wiley D. Harwell
Knowing Truth by Name: The Stories of White Bear, Book 1
by Wiley D. Harwell. D. Min., LPC.
The first half of an account of White Bear’s development of an entire cosmology based solely on his own visionary experience and encounters with “the little people.” White Bear has since come out of the closet - he is Lonnie Brown, an Anglo, from Newcastle, OK.
Published January 2006 by Beaver’s Pond Press
125 pages, 6” x 9”
ISBN 978-1-59298-130-4
Price: 20.00 plus shipping and handling
Beyond Names and Forms: The Stories of White Bear, Book 2
by Wiley D. Harwell. D.Min., LPC.
Published 2011 by Beaver’s Pond Press
171 pages, 6” x 9”
ISBN 978-1-59298-288-2
Price: 20.00 plus shipping and handling
Through visionary experience, White Bear shares his development of an entire cosmology based solely on his own visionary experience and encounters with “the little people.” White Bear learns the codes of spiritual truth as they appear to him in animal and spiritual teacher forms. Readers are invited to join the journey to excavate their own spiritual teachers.