Oak Openings vs The Basket Woman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Indians of North America in fiction, Indians of North America, Fiction
Oak Openings
Best known for the novel “The Last of the Mohicans”, Cooper set this story in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo county after a visit. The bee-hunter is reportedly Bazel Harrison, Schoolcraft’s first settler. A woodsman finds…
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The Basket Woman
A volume of western myths and authentic Indian folk-tales for school use. Cocky young glaciers, contemplative pine trees, resourceful ancient Paiutes, and rabbits too clever for their own good. Through the kindly but…
The verdict
- The Basket Woman is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Oak Openings.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Oak Openings | The Basket Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (56) | — |
Reception
| Oak Openings | The Basket Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56 | — |
| Editions | 52 | 42 |
| Pages | 476 | 56 |