Nick Brumby Westerns
@nickbrumbywesterns.bsky.social
Westerns devotee. Fan of the Old West.
Author of Sheriff Sol Redding's ‘Sixgun Drifter’ series: https://nickbrumbywesterns.com/
Author of Sheriff Sol Redding's ‘Sixgun Drifter’ series: https://nickbrumbywesterns.com/
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#Cowboy Sol Redding is ready to raise hell after being bushwhacked… but when the #sheriff is found dead, the town turns on him!
Can Redding find the killer before they hang him for a crime he didn’t commit?
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#wildwest #western
Can Redding find the killer before they hang him for a crime he didn’t commit?
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#wildwest #western
"Don't mess with Texas, boy, it's the last mistake you'll ever make."*
This is Texas Ranger James Hawkins, circa 1875. And that's a stare that would stop a bullet dead in its tracks.
We could use a few more like him, huh?
This is Texas Ranger James Hawkins, circa 1875. And that's a stare that would stop a bullet dead in its tracks.
We could use a few more like him, huh?
June 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Don't mess with Texas, boy, it's the last mistake you'll ever make."*
This is Texas Ranger James Hawkins, circa 1875. And that's a stare that would stop a bullet dead in its tracks.
We could use a few more like him, huh?
This is Texas Ranger James Hawkins, circa 1875. And that's a stare that would stop a bullet dead in its tracks.
We could use a few more like him, huh?
DID YOU KNOW? The cow ponies of the 1880’s were four-year-old mustangs that lived on the open range.
These hardy steeds survived on grass and rarely topped 12 to 14 hands.
This awesome artwork is by fantastically talented artist Clark Kelley Price.
These hardy steeds survived on grass and rarely topped 12 to 14 hands.
This awesome artwork is by fantastically talented artist Clark Kelley Price.
June 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
DID YOU KNOW? The cow ponies of the 1880’s were four-year-old mustangs that lived on the open range.
These hardy steeds survived on grass and rarely topped 12 to 14 hands.
This awesome artwork is by fantastically talented artist Clark Kelley Price.
These hardy steeds survived on grass and rarely topped 12 to 14 hands.
This awesome artwork is by fantastically talented artist Clark Kelley Price.
DID YOU KNOW? The unclaimed body of outlaw Elmer McCurdy was embalmed and sold to a traveling carnival to be used as a sideshow exhibit!
June 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
DID YOU KNOW? The unclaimed body of outlaw Elmer McCurdy was embalmed and sold to a traveling carnival to be used as a sideshow exhibit!
For a man who wrote poetry, was deathly afraid of horses, and maintained an air of politeness and sophistication while robbing stagecoaches, Charles Boles seemed an unlikely choice as a highwayman.
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Stagecoach robber Charles ‘Black Bart’ Boles
For a man who wrote poetry, was deathly afraid of horses, and maintained an air of politeness and sophistication while robbing stagecoaches, Charles Boles seemed an unlikely choice as a highwayman.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For a man who wrote poetry, was deathly afraid of horses, and maintained an air of politeness and sophistication while robbing stagecoaches, Charles Boles seemed an unlikely choice as a highwayman.
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A group of likely-looking polecats looking for trouble during the Lincoln County War. The War began in 1878 between two factions competing for profits from dry goods and cattle interests, and saw as much as a quarter of the population of Lincoln, New Mexico to be murdered over a 5-month-period.
June 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A group of likely-looking polecats looking for trouble during the Lincoln County War. The War began in 1878 between two factions competing for profits from dry goods and cattle interests, and saw as much as a quarter of the population of Lincoln, New Mexico to be murdered over a 5-month-period.
Good rules 🤠
June 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Good rules 🤠
Charles Siringo (right) was one of the most famous Pinkerton detectives of the Old West. He worked for several Texas ranches, becoming a trail driver in 1876, and accompanying a herd of 2,500 Longhorns over the Chisholm Trail from Austin to Kansas.
June 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Charles Siringo (right) was one of the most famous Pinkerton detectives of the Old West. He worked for several Texas ranches, becoming a trail driver in 1876, and accompanying a herd of 2,500 Longhorns over the Chisholm Trail from Austin to Kansas.
Old timers washing and panning for gold near Rockerville, South Dakota, around 1889.
Prospectors roamed the length and breadth of the American West from the very earliest days of settlement.
Prospectors roamed the length and breadth of the American West from the very earliest days of settlement.
June 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Old timers washing and panning for gold near Rockerville, South Dakota, around 1889.
Prospectors roamed the length and breadth of the American West from the very earliest days of settlement.
Prospectors roamed the length and breadth of the American West from the very earliest days of settlement.
This wonderful piece of art is by master artist Frank McCarthy and is called 'The Warning'.
I've never seen a painting I can hear and feel so much. I can hear the echoes of the horse's hooves as they clatter over the bare rock and skid down the gravel...
Love it.
I've never seen a painting I can hear and feel so much. I can hear the echoes of the horse's hooves as they clatter over the bare rock and skid down the gravel...
Love it.
June 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This wonderful piece of art is by master artist Frank McCarthy and is called 'The Warning'.
I've never seen a painting I can hear and feel so much. I can hear the echoes of the horse's hooves as they clatter over the bare rock and skid down the gravel...
Love it.
I've never seen a painting I can hear and feel so much. I can hear the echoes of the horse's hooves as they clatter over the bare rock and skid down the gravel...
Love it.
She was six feet tall, carried a big gun, and had a wicked temper. 'Stagecoach' Mary Fields was the first African American woman to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States Post Office.
What a character. I love Old West history
What a character. I love Old West history
June 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
She was six feet tall, carried a big gun, and had a wicked temper. 'Stagecoach' Mary Fields was the first African American woman to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States Post Office.
What a character. I love Old West history
What a character. I love Old West history
Someone once tried to get me to tell a joke about a lariat.
"No sir," I replied, "You won't rope me into that."
I'm here all day *boom-tish!*
"No sir," I replied, "You won't rope me into that."
I'm here all day *boom-tish!*
May 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Someone once tried to get me to tell a joke about a lariat.
"No sir," I replied, "You won't rope me into that."
I'm here all day *boom-tish!*
"No sir," I replied, "You won't rope me into that."
I'm here all day *boom-tish!*
“Cowboys need nothin’ more than a hat, horse, and the will to ride.”
Were there rules to being a cowboy? No. But every cowboy, ranch hand, range boss, and cowpuncher knew there were basic principles by which everyone lived by.
Were there rules to being a cowboy? No. But every cowboy, ranch hand, range boss, and cowpuncher knew there were basic principles by which everyone lived by.
May 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“Cowboys need nothin’ more than a hat, horse, and the will to ride.”
Were there rules to being a cowboy? No. But every cowboy, ranch hand, range boss, and cowpuncher knew there were basic principles by which everyone lived by.
Were there rules to being a cowboy? No. But every cowboy, ranch hand, range boss, and cowpuncher knew there were basic principles by which everyone lived by.
It was carried by Custer’s men at Little Big Horn, and is still being produced more than 150 years after its introduction. It’s fair to say that no gun in the history of the Old West has left a mark as deep as the Colt Single Action Army revolver.
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Colt Single Action Army revolver
It’s fair to say that no gun in the history of the Old West has left a mark as deep as the Colt Single Action Army revolver.
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May 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It was carried by Custer’s men at Little Big Horn, and is still being produced more than 150 years after its introduction. It’s fair to say that no gun in the history of the Old West has left a mark as deep as the Colt Single Action Army revolver.
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"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry." - Col. Custer
Custer and his chief scout, Bloody Knife, consult a map of Sioux country on their first campaign together in 1873. Custer's two Russian wolfhounds lay sprawled at his feet.
Custer and his chief scout, Bloody Knife, consult a map of Sioux country on their first campaign together in 1873. Custer's two Russian wolfhounds lay sprawled at his feet.
May 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry." - Col. Custer
Custer and his chief scout, Bloody Knife, consult a map of Sioux country on their first campaign together in 1873. Custer's two Russian wolfhounds lay sprawled at his feet.
Custer and his chief scout, Bloody Knife, consult a map of Sioux country on their first campaign together in 1873. Custer's two Russian wolfhounds lay sprawled at his feet.
This wonderful painting of Blackfoot warriors on horseback is by legendary Western master artist Howard Terpning. Can you hear the horses snorting in the early morning air...
The Blackfoot were a fierce, warlike Native American nation which lived on lands of the northern Plains
The Blackfoot were a fierce, warlike Native American nation which lived on lands of the northern Plains
May 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This wonderful painting of Blackfoot warriors on horseback is by legendary Western master artist Howard Terpning. Can you hear the horses snorting in the early morning air...
The Blackfoot were a fierce, warlike Native American nation which lived on lands of the northern Plains
The Blackfoot were a fierce, warlike Native American nation which lived on lands of the northern Plains
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in 1873.
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill first met at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Hickok became Cody’s mentor during this time.
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill first met at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Hickok became Cody’s mentor during this time.
May 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in 1873.
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill first met at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Hickok became Cody’s mentor during this time.
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill first met at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Hickok became Cody’s mentor during this time.
Native Americans did not communicate as we know it through writing. Instead, they told stories (oral histories) and created pictures and symbols.
Symbols were also used to decorate homes, were painted on buffalo hides, and recorded important events of the tribe.
Symbols were also used to decorate homes, were painted on buffalo hides, and recorded important events of the tribe.
May 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Native Americans did not communicate as we know it through writing. Instead, they told stories (oral histories) and created pictures and symbols.
Symbols were also used to decorate homes, were painted on buffalo hides, and recorded important events of the tribe.
Symbols were also used to decorate homes, were painted on buffalo hides, and recorded important events of the tribe.
A no-nonsense gentleman. With a beard as impressive as his, he probably never needs ammo for that blunderbuss.
May 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A no-nonsense gentleman. With a beard as impressive as his, he probably never needs ammo for that blunderbuss.
This painting is called "Out of Prospects" by artist Meadow Gist. I keep expecting the gent in the picture to start speaking to me. The artist has done a fantastic job of capturing his humanity, his personality... you can tell he's tough, uncompromising, but he also has great sense of humor
May 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This painting is called "Out of Prospects" by artist Meadow Gist. I keep expecting the gent in the picture to start speaking to me. The artist has done a fantastic job of capturing his humanity, his personality... you can tell he's tough, uncompromising, but he also has great sense of humor
Pimp, pioneer, entrepreneur, Old West legend. Al Swearengen was all these and more.
One of the most ruthless, violent and outrageous characters ever to grace the American Frontier, Swearengen’s Gem Theater was one of the most popular brothels in Deadwood.
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One of the most ruthless, violent and outrageous characters ever to grace the American Frontier, Swearengen’s Gem Theater was one of the most popular brothels in Deadwood.
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Al Swearengen and his Gem Theater
Pimp, pioneer, entrepreneur, Old West legend. Al Swearengen was all these and more. One of the most ruthless, violent and outrageous characters ever to grace the American Frontier, Swearengen thrived ...
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May 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pimp, pioneer, entrepreneur, Old West legend. Al Swearengen was all these and more.
One of the most ruthless, violent and outrageous characters ever to grace the American Frontier, Swearengen’s Gem Theater was one of the most popular brothels in Deadwood.
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One of the most ruthless, violent and outrageous characters ever to grace the American Frontier, Swearengen’s Gem Theater was one of the most popular brothels in Deadwood.
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They sure didn't waste any wood on that coffin...
Reuben Houston Burrow (AKA Rube Burrow) was an infamous outlaw during the final years of the American frontier, and one of the most hunted men in the Old West since Jesse James.
Reuben Houston Burrow (AKA Rube Burrow) was an infamous outlaw during the final years of the American frontier, and one of the most hunted men in the Old West since Jesse James.
May 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They sure didn't waste any wood on that coffin...
Reuben Houston Burrow (AKA Rube Burrow) was an infamous outlaw during the final years of the American frontier, and one of the most hunted men in the Old West since Jesse James.
Reuben Houston Burrow (AKA Rube Burrow) was an infamous outlaw during the final years of the American frontier, and one of the most hunted men in the Old West since Jesse James.
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"Many's the poor devil I've killed... & the time has been that I've been obliged to feed on some of 'em"
-Boone Helm, who often murdered & ate his traveling companions
He was hanged by vigilantes in 1864
-Boone Helm, who often murdered & ate his traveling companions
He was hanged by vigilantes in 1864
April 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Many's the poor devil I've killed... & the time has been that I've been obliged to feed on some of 'em"
-Boone Helm, who often murdered & ate his traveling companions
He was hanged by vigilantes in 1864
-Boone Helm, who often murdered & ate his traveling companions
He was hanged by vigilantes in 1864
Just a fraction of the 275 wagons of Col. David Stanley’s 1873 Yellowstone Expedition. This was one of the earliest photos ever taken in Eastern Montana. Departing from Fort Rice, south of Bismarck, were 1,530 soldiers, 353 civilians, and 27 scouts. Lt. Col. George Custer was second in command.
February 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just a fraction of the 275 wagons of Col. David Stanley’s 1873 Yellowstone Expedition. This was one of the earliest photos ever taken in Eastern Montana. Departing from Fort Rice, south of Bismarck, were 1,530 soldiers, 353 civilians, and 27 scouts. Lt. Col. George Custer was second in command.
Yeah... about that.... fine in theory, but my horse is never quite fast enough to carry me out of trouble 🤣🐴
February 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Yeah... about that.... fine in theory, but my horse is never quite fast enough to carry me out of trouble 🤣🐴
"The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back." Al Swearingen, 'Deadwood'.
The TV show was fun, but this photograph is the REAL Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
I could lose myself in this image for days, I tell you.
The TV show was fun, but this photograph is the REAL Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
I could lose myself in this image for days, I tell you.
February 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back." Al Swearingen, 'Deadwood'.
The TV show was fun, but this photograph is the REAL Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
I could lose myself in this image for days, I tell you.
The TV show was fun, but this photograph is the REAL Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1876.
I could lose myself in this image for days, I tell you.