American notes vs California and Oregon trail: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: West, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

American notes Rudyard Kipling · 1890 68 pages · ≈ 1 h 16 m · Challenging

An account of America from Rudyard Kipling while visiting San Francisco in the late 1800s.

California and Oregon trail Francis Parkman · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.6 381 pages · ≈ 7 h 03 m · Challenging

Presents accounts of a young man's travels on the Oregon Trail and his sojourn with the Oglala Indians.

The verdict

American notes is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for California and Oregon trail.

	American notes	California and Oregon trail
Goodreads	—	3.6 (3778)