Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle: vs Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle:

Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin · 1839 ★★★★☆ 4.0 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22

Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 John Franklin · 1823 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle:.

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