How the West Was Won vs Red men and white: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Fiction
How the West Was Won
More
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…
Red men and white
More
It consists of eight western stories. Something new was happening among the Crow Indians. A young pretender had appeared in the tribe. What this might lead to was unknown alike to white man and to red; but the old Crow…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate How the West Was Won highest: How the West Was Won 4.1 · Red men and white 3.7.
- How the West Was Won has the widest readership — 3818 ratings behind its score.
Affiliate links: we may earn a commission on purchases.
Scores by source
| How the West Was Won | Red men and white | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3818) | 3.5 (28) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (139) | 4.0 (10) |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Reception
| How the West Was Won | Red men and white | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3818 | 28 |
| Editions | 19 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2769 | — |
| Reading it now | 450 | — |
| Written reviews | 209 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 24323 | — |
| Pages | 248 | 280 |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: How the West Was Won or Red men and white?
How the West Was Won has the higher combined reader rating across sources (How the West Was Won 4.1/5, Red men and white 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: How the West Was Won or Red men and white?
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); Red men and white (280 pages, ≈ 5 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: How the West Was Won or Red men and white?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — How the West Was Won: Moderate; Red men and white: Challenging.