Cattle Brands vs Lonesome Land: Which Should You Read?

Cattle Brands Andy Adams · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.7 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Challenging

From the book:It was a wet, bad year on the Old Western Trail. From Red River north and all along was herd after herd waterbound by high water in the rivers. Our outfit lay over nearly a week on the South Canadian, but…

Lonesome Land Bertha Muzzy Bower · 1912 ★★★★☆ 3.7 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Challenging

“In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.”

Valeria had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, expecting a future full of companionship and bracing freedom, lodges with great fireplaces and bearskin rugs, manageable cattle and sleek horses, and dazzling…