{"product_id":"the-bassett-women-paperback","title":"The Bassett Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace McClure\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 embodied the West's fearsome reputation, yet whose lived experiences were far more nuanced. Ann became a writer. Josie, whose cabin still stands at present-day Dinosaur National Monument, applied her pioneer ethics to a mechanized world and became renowned for her resourcefulness, steadfastness, and audacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eThe Bassett Women, \u003c\/i\u003e Grace McClure tracked down and untangled the legends of Brown's Park, one of the way stations of the fabled \"Outlaw Trail,\" while creating an evenhanded and indelible portrait of the Bassetts. Based on interviews, written records, newspapers, and archives, \u003ci\u003eThe Bassett Women\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the few credible accounts of early settlers on Colorado's western slope, one of the last strongholds of the Old West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace McClure has created an even-handed account of the Bassetts. Drawing on interviews with surviving family, friends, and enemies, on memoirs, and on oral and written records from local libraries, newspapers and archives she presents believable, life-size characters who respond realistically to the demands of pioneer life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace McClure\u003c\/b\u003e was a freelance writer based in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 247\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.11 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616164245811,"sku":"9780804008778","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UDIrRXV6SWxLcWszc2JKZ1pMbGZQUT09.webp?v=1761882985","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-bassett-women-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}