Smiling Charlie vs Sundance: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Westerns

Smiling Charlie

Smiling Charlie Frederick Faust · 1931 ★★★★☆ 3.7 225 pages · ≈ 4 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Sundance Peter McCurtin · 1979 ★★★★☆ 3.7 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sundance is the easier read (Moderate), Smiling Charlie more demanding (Challenging).