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Ten Books about Settler-Indigenous conflict worth reading
Some novels entertain. Others alter the emotional scale by which history is felt. The strongest books about Settler -Indigenous conflict do not offer the comfort of distance. They place readers inside contested land, broken treaties, cultural survival, and the intimate moral failures that large national myths prefer to smooth over.…
LITTLE GANGS
It is Winter, 1863. The brutal American Civil War rages on. In the midst of the chaos, police and well-meaning charity organizations “rescue” its indirect victims, the orphaned and feral children living on the mean streets of Manhattan, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. Their effort’s poorly coordinated sweep herds thousands of homeless kids onto…
The Medallions of the Widow Walk Saga
I have been asked several times about what the medallions represent on the covers of the first four books of the Widow Walk Saga. For followers who have read all four books, this analysis may be helpful. I have been careful to avoid including significant spoilers in this document, and…
Little Gangs – Book Four of the Widow Walk Saga
Now at Amazon: Little Gangs – Book Four of the Widow Walk Saga In a few weeks I will be posting on this site a Reader’s and Reviewer’s Companion as well as backstories about the characters in this book. Stay Tuned.
Artist’s Chat with David Buerge and Gar LaSalle: Searching for the Real Chief Seattle
(Edited transcript of a conversation moderated by Scott James, Writer) In this Artist’s Chat, Scott James speaks with historian David Buerge and historical novelist Gar LaSalle about the life of Chief Seattle, the transformation of the Pacific Northwest during the nineteenth century, and the distance between the historical man and…
Widow Walk – a review
Independent Review Archives, July 2026 With the recent publishing of Little Gangs, the fourth novel in a historical fiction saga by Gar LaSalle, though each book in the series stands on its own, I believe the thoughtful reader is best served by starting at the beginning of the award-winning series…
Historical Fiction Versus Literary Fiction
Historical fiction versus literary fiction – understand where they differ, where they overlap, and why serious readers often value both forms.
A LOOK BOOK for Widow Walk…Book One in the Widow Walk Saga
Because we are now publishing the fourth book in the Widow Walk Saga, we are offering this “Look Book” for those of you who have not yet begun the series or need a refresher on the first book, Widow Walk. The images (copied with permission from the internet) in this…
Suacit
“Valdez Rising – Suacit (People of the Place That Rises Into View)” This past September, our sculpture team at Classic Foundry in Seattle installed and then attended the unveiling of three of our works in Valdez, Alaska. These monuments resulted from the collaborative efforts of Classic Foundry-Seattle Art & Industrial,…
Accident and an Unexpected Awakening
Jules Engel and James E George MD In all that we do, we try to avoid accidents which almost always result in the “unwanted” and “unintentional”, a disruption in plans and the peace that comes with harmony, symmetry and resolution. A Master’s Lesson However, in 1974 after graduating from medical…
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