Saturday, February 18, 2012

Western writer inspiration, no. 25

Here's the weekly omnibus of #westernwriter inspirations from twitter [click to enlarge]. Follow me there @rdscheer.

Hetch Hetchy, side canyon, Yosemite, 1907. Artist: William Keith (1838-1911)
Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1885
Walla Walla Valley, Washington, 1887
Tempe, Arizona, c1870
Yosemite Valley, California 1875. Artist: William Keith (1838-1911)
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, 1873
The Custer Leader, Broken Bow, Nebraska, 1887


Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

Coming up: Chuck Tyrell, Big Enough


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11 comments:

  1. cheyenne jonesFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    Those paintings? Fantastic. Wonderful. That shot of Tempe, Arizona, looks like opening scene from Hondo. Where he walks across the river towards the farm

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    1. Ron ScheerFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:08 PM

      Unusual when a western does not start with a lone rider coming out of the mountains, like SHANE.

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  2. Charles GramlichFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    Beautiful paintings. The "Job printing" sign seems unusual for 1887, although I know it wasn't.

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    1. Ron ScheerFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:09 PM

      I like the periods that come at the end of each line.

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  3. sageFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    Yesterday I finished reading John Muir's "1000 Mile Walk to the Gulf" and was surprised that the last part of the book about his walking through the south and traveling on to Cuba was about how beautiful the Sierras are--and they are. Nice paintings.

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  4. Ron ScheerFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    Just now reading about the Spanish-American war in Cuba and the Philippines. John Sayles: A MOMENT IN THE SUN.

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    1. Duane SpurlockFebruary 19, 2012 at 4:58 PM

      Is it another giant novel by Sayles? Gotta say I hardly have the gumption to tackle something that big anymore. Have you read Elmore Leonard's CUBA LIBRE?

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    2. Ron ScheerFebruary 19, 2012 at 9:05 PM

      It is giant, Duane, but actually comes in a few pages under LONESOME DOVE. Haven't read Leonard's book...yet.

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  5. pattinase (abbott)February 19, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    I cannot imagine such tranquil settings. Certainly not part of my landscape.

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    1. Ron ScheerFebruary 19, 2012 at 9:06 PM

      Tranquility can get on your nerves, Patti, if you give it enough time.

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  6. markhinton@montanawriter.comFebruary 20, 2012 at 5:45 AM

    I love The Custer Leader one and the place name Broken Bow. Both would work well in a western story.... hmmmm.....

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