Sally Dows vs The Lost Wagon Train: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
Sally Dows
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What had been in the cool gray of that summer morning a dewy country lane, marked only by a few wagon tracks that never encroached upon its grassy border, and indented only by the faint footprints of a crossing fox or…
The Lost Wagon Train
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The story of a Civil War soldier finding his humanity in the face of horrible savagery.Emerging from the Civil War a shamed and broken man, Stephen Latch turns to a life of thievery and murder. Still hoping to uphold…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sally Dows is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Lost Wagon Train.
- The Lost Wagon Train has the widest readership — 10 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Sally Dows | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4) | 4.3 (10) |
Reception
| Sally Dows | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 10 |
| Editions | 29 | 32 |
| Pages | 164 | 384 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Sally Dows or The Lost Wagon Train?
The Lost Wagon Train has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Lost Wagon Train 3.9/5, Sally Dows 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Sally Dows or The Lost Wagon Train?
Sally Dows is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sally Dows (164 pages, ≈ 3 h 02 m); The Lost Wagon Train (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Sally Dows or The Lost Wagon Train?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Sally Dows: Challenging; The Lost Wagon Train: Challenging.