Cattle Brands vs Close Range: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Cowboys, Ranch life, Frontier and pioneer life, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Cattle Brands

Cattle Brands Andy Adams · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.7 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Close Range

Close Range Annie Proulx · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.0 300 pages · ≈ 5 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Close Range higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 18968 votes.
Cattle Brands is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Close Range.
Close Range is the easier read (Moderate), Cattle Brands more demanding (Challenging).

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