Author Books

Author Assisted Self-Published Books

Dick Spas

Ed Fields and Mary Rae

Robert Lent

Gael Rockwell Minton

Crosslin Fields Smith

Lonnie Brown & Wiley D. Harwell

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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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.

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.

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.

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.