Columbus vs Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Diaries, Description and travel, Travel

Cover of Columbus

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 650 pages · ≈ 12 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.8 504 pages · ≈ 9 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 12 for Columbus.
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the easier read (Moderate), Columbus more demanding (Demanding).

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