Cabbages and Kings vs Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Folk songs, English Ballads, Texts
Cabbages and Kings
“CORALLO reclined, in the mid-day heat, like some vacuous beauty lounging in a guarded harem.”
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They will tell you in Anchuria, that President Miraflores, of that volatile republic, died by his own hand in the coast town of Coralio; that he had reached thus far in flight from the inconveniences of an imminent…
Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads
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More than two hundred songs, some with music, whose lyrics depict life in the old West.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Cabbages and Kings highest: Cabbages and Kings 3.9 · Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads 3.6.
- Cabbages and Kings has the widest readership — 1559 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Cabbages and Kings | Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (1559) | 3.5 (56) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (6) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | — |
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Reception
| Cabbages and Kings | Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1559 | 56 |
| Editions | 63 | 68 |
| Citations | 18 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1625 | 134 |
| Reading it now | 265 | 18 |
| Written reviews | 128 | 11 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1264 | — |
| Pages | 319 | 414 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cabbages and Kings or Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads?
Cabbages and Kings has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cabbages and Kings 3.9/5, Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Cabbages and Kings or Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads?
Cabbages and Kings is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Cabbages and Kings (319 pages, ≈ 5 h 54 m); Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads (414 pages, ≈ 7 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Cabbages and Kings or Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cabbages and Kings: Demanding; Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Cabbages and Kings: 1 film adaptation; Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads: no film adaptation on record.