Bowdrie vs Shadow on the Trail: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Texas Rangers, Texas, Westerns, Fiction
Bowdrie
It was a name that caused the most hardened gunmen to break out in a cold sweat. Chick Bowdrie. He could have ridden the outlaw trail, but the Texas Rangers recruited him because they didn't want to have to fight…
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Shadow on the Trail
"The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Shadow on the Trail highest: Shadow on the Trail 4.1 · Bowdrie 3.8.
- Bowdrie is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Shadow on the Trail.
- Shadow on the Trail has the widest readership — 645 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bowdrie | Shadow on the Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (645) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (22) |
Reception
| Bowdrie | Shadow on the Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 645 |
| Editions | 14 | 48 |
| Want to read | — | 248 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | — | 45 |
| Pages | 174 | 289 |