How the West Was Won vs Other Main Traveled Roads: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Fiction
How the West Was Won
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They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed…
Other Main Traveled Roads
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This book-collection file includes: Cavanagh's Forest Ranger, A Daughter of the Middle Border, The Eagle's Heart, The Forester's Daughter, A Little Norsk, Main-Travelled Roads, The Moccasin Ranch, Other Main-Traveled…
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The verdict
- Readers rate How the West Was Won highest: How the West Was Won 4.1 · Other Main Traveled Roads 3.7.
- How the West Was Won has the widest readership — 3818 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| How the West Was Won | Other Main Traveled Roads | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3818) | 3.5 (10) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (139) | — |
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Reception
| How the West Was Won | Other Main Traveled Roads | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3818 | 10 |
| Editions | 19 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2769 | — |
| Reading it now | 450 | — |
| Written reviews | 209 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 24323 | — |
| Pages | 248 | 349 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: How the West Was Won or Other Main Traveled Roads?
How the West Was Won has the higher combined reader rating across sources (How the West Was Won 4.1/5, Other Main Traveled Roads 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: How the West Was Won or Other Main Traveled Roads?
How the West Was Won is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: How the West Was Won (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m); Other Main Traveled Roads (349 pages, ≈ 6 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: How the West Was Won or Other Main Traveled Roads?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — How the West Was Won: Moderate; Other Main Traveled Roads: Challenging.