Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 vs The travelling bachelor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Moeurs et coutumes, Descriptions et voyages, Description and travel, United States, Early works to 1800, Travel
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846
A series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel: descriptive of the Indians and social and economic conditions in the middle and far West, during the period of early American…
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The travelling bachelor
Notions of the Americans in considered Cooper's first work of non-fiction despite a thin overlay of character and plot. Written in the form of a travel narrative, it addresses the widespread ignorance he encountered in…
The verdict
- Readers rate Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 highest: Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 3.8 · The travelling bachelor 3.5.
- Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The travelling bachelor.
- The travelling bachelor has the widest readership — 8 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 5.0 (1) | 2.6 (8) |
Reception
| Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 8 |
| Editions | 134 | 64 |
| Want to read | 12 | 15 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 2 |
| Pages | 369 | 486 |