Happy and excited to announce my latest book: Women of the Wild Bunch. They loved outlaws. They defied the law. Their stories were buried—until now.
Step beyond the legends of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid into the untold lives of the bold, complex women who stood beside them. In Women of the Wild Bunch, award-winning historian Linda Wommack reveals the real stories of wives like Rose Morgan Warner and Maud Davis Lay, paramours like Fannie Porter, and enigmatic figures like Etta Place—women who rode the Outlaw Trail, survived betrayal and heartbreak, and shaped the legacy of America’s most infamous gang.
Drawing on decades of original research, family records, newspaper archives, and firsthand accounts, Wommack separates fact from myth to deliver a gripping narrative grounded in historical truth. From the remote hideouts of Hole-in-the-Wall and Robbers Roost to bordellos in San Antonio and exile in Argentina, these women navigated love, loss, and survival in a lawless era.
This isn’t just another outlaw tale—it’s a tribute to the resilience, courage, and quiet strength of the women history almost forgot.
…is an award-winning author and has authored over 22 books. She is also a staff writer and contributing editor to three national magazines and four local publications. She is a member of Western Writers of America, Wild West History Association and Women Writing the West where she created and serves as Chair of the DOWNING Journalism Awards. In 2023 Linda was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame.
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