Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life vs How the West Was Won: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Fiction
Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life
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Stewart Edward White’s 1904 collection of thirteen short stories entertain readers with wild and wooly tales of the American frontier, including narratives about prospecting and logging.
How the West Was Won
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They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed…
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The verdict
- Readers rate How the West Was Won highest: How the West Was Won 4.1 · Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life 3.6.
- How the West Was Won has the widest readership — 3818 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life | How the West Was Won | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (11) | 4.1 (3818) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (139) |
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Reception
| Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life | How the West Was Won | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 3818 |
| Editions | 15 | 19 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 13 | 2769 |
| Reading it now | — | 450 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 209 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 24323 |
| Pages | 260 | 248 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life or How the West Was Won?
How the West Was Won has the higher combined reader rating across sources (How the West Was Won 4.1/5, Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life or How the West Was Won?
How the West Was Won is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: How the West Was Won (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m); Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life (260 pages, ≈ 4 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life or How the West Was Won?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life: Challenging; How the West Was Won: Moderate.