The Bassett Women

Grace McClure was a freelance writer based in Tucson, Arizona.

"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." (Denver Post) "In a sense this book is more than a sketch of three women; it is a biography of a family with all its rivalries, foibles, failures and loyalties. It is also an account of remarkable courage, stamina and adaptability on the raw frontier of the western slope. Read and enjoy it as popular history." (The Pacific Historian) "One of the most fascinating parts of the book must be the appendix, 'Confidentially Told,' which consists of a manuscript written by Ann Bassett and Frank Willis. This covers in detail the killing of Valentine Hoy by Harry Tracy, and tells of Charley Crouse's activities as a rustler and his association with the outlaws." (English Westerners' Society Tally Sheet) "McClure's book is more than a biography of the Bassetts, valuable though this is. It is a well-documented chronicle of that unyielding country on the Green, with characters such as Tom Horn and Butch Cassidy playing significant roles, and murder and violence always a threat to even the most law-abiding rancher." (Hoofprints) "Grace McClure not only knows her principal subjects; she also understands the setting in which they lived. This is made apparent by the information she so artfully sets within her narrative. The book is complete with details about ranching, cattle, range lands, the forests, the rivers, and the geography of the area." (Utah Historical Quarterly) "Grace McClure has sorted through the haze, sifted the facts and the fictions to produce a balanced, even-handed account of the women. Faults are discussed, but not dwelt on; strengths are examined, but not exaggerated.... (The Bassett Women) is a story that bridges the gap from Old West to modern times." (Deseret News)