Kiowa Trail vs To Tame a Land: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Kiowa Trail Kiowa Trail Louis L'Amour · 1964 ★★★★☆ 4.1 148 pages · ≈ 2 h 44 m · Light

Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them…

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Cover of To Tame a Land To Tame a Land Louis L'Amour · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.3 143 pages · ≈ 2 h 39 m · Moderate

Rye Tyler was twelve when his father was killed in an Indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for books and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the hard lessons of life in the West. But…

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How to choose

Scores by source

Kiowa TrailTo Tame a Land
Goodreads 4.1 (3052) 4.3 (3796)
Hardcover 4.0 (3) 4.5 (4)
Apple Books 4.5 (38) 4.5 (200)

Reception

Kiowa TrailTo Tame a Land
Ratings 3052 3796
Editions 20 24
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 821 1129
Reading it now 194 436
Written reviews 127 263
Wikipedia attention — 15368
Pages 148 143

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