How the West Was Won vs Pardners: 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…
Pardners
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Pardners is a Fiction Short Story Book. "Most all the old quotations need fixing", said Joyce in tones forbidding dispute. "For instance, the guy that alluded to marriages germinating in heaven certainly got off on the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate How the West Was Won highest: How the West Was Won 4.1 · Pardners 3.8.
- Pardners is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for How the West Was Won.
- How the West Was Won has the widest readership — 3818 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| How the West Was Won | Pardners | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3818) | 3.7 (11) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (139) | — |
Reception
| How the West Was Won | Pardners | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3818 | 11 |
| Editions | 19 | 34 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2769 | 11 |
| Reading it now | 450 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 209 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 24323 | 601 |
| Pages | 248 | 128 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: How the West Was Won or Pardners?
How the West Was Won has the higher combined reader rating across sources (How the West Was Won 4.1/5, Pardners 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: How the West Was Won or Pardners?
Pardners is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Pardners (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); How the West Was Won (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: How the West Was Won or Pardners?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — How the West Was Won: Moderate; Pardners: Challenging.