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Bassett Women
Grace McClure
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Description for Bassett Women
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with surviving family, friends and enemies, on memoirs, and on oral and written records from local libraries, newspapers, and archives, this title presents believable, life-size characters who respond realistically to the demands of pioneer life. Num Pages: 247 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
In the late nineteenth century, Brown’s Park, a secluded valley astride the Utah-Colorado border, was a troubled land of deadly conflict among cattle barons, outlaws, rustlers, and small ranchers. Homesteader Elizabeth Bassett gained a tough reputation of her own, and her daughters followed suit, going on to become members of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch’s inner circle. Ann—who counted Cassidy among her lovers—became known as “queen of the cattle rustlers.” Both sisters proved themselves shrewd businesswomen as they fended off hostile takeovers of the family ranch. Through the following decades, the sisters became the stuff of legend, women who ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804008778
SKU
V9780804008778
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About Grace McClure
Grace McClure was a freelance writer based in Tucson, Arizona.
Reviews for Bassett Women
“The Bassett home gave refuge to a veritable who’s who of western outlaws, among them Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Elzy Lay, Matt Warner, and many lesser rustlers… What makes the book so delectable are the lovingly detailed scandals involving Brown’s Park pioneers.”
True West
“(A)s fine an account of the Bassetts as we are likely to get.” ... Read more
True West
“(A)s fine an account of the Bassetts as we are likely to get.” ... Read more