Ann Bassett was quite the woman, running a ranch in northwest Colorado around the turn of the century. She was involved in the range wars. She was friends with Butch Cassidy and members of the Wild Bunch. And they called her “Queen Ann.”
The nickname came about when a reporter was following her around the ranch, working on a profile story. Ann got exasperated with his presence and questions and to

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows