Fair blows the wind vs North to the Rails: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Chantry family, Western, Westerns, Fiction

Cover of Fair blows the wind

Fair blows the wind Louis L'Amour · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 280 pages · ≈ 5 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of North to the Rails

North to the Rails Louis L'Amour · 1971 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
North to the Rails is the easier read (Moderate), Fair blows the wind more demanding (Challenging).

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