Smiling Charlie vs The Lost Wagon Train: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
Smiling Charlie
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Even at fifty, Colonel Stockton looked like a chained-up tornado. He was called "Colonel" because he could command a regiment in hell. He raised cattle in a valley of about two hundred square miles and ran it like a…
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
- Readers rate The Lost Wagon Train highest: The Lost Wagon Train 3.9 · Smiling Charlie 3.7.
- Smiling Charlie is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Lost Wagon Train.
- Smiling Charlie has the widest readership — 19 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Smiling Charlie | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (19) | 4.3 (10) |
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Reception
| Smiling Charlie | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 10 |
| Editions | 9 | 32 |
| Pages | 225 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Smiling Charlie or The Lost Wagon Train?
The Lost Wagon Train has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Lost Wagon Train 3.9/5, Smiling Charlie 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Smiling Charlie or The Lost Wagon Train?
Smiling Charlie is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Smiling Charlie (225 pages, ≈ 4 h 10 m); The Lost Wagon Train (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Smiling Charlie or The Lost Wagon Train?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Smiling Charlie: Challenging; The Lost Wagon Train: Challenging.