Astoria vs The Hudson Bay Company: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fourrures, Fur trade, Commerce, Description and travel, Travel, History

Cover of Astoria

Astoria Washington Irving · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Hudson Bay Company

The Hudson Bay Company Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.9 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Hudson Bay Company higher: 3.9 vs 3.2 from 35 votes.
The Hudson Bay Company is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Astoria.

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