The Bell-Ringer of Angel's vs The Lost Wagon Train: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's
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Where the North Fork of the Stanislaus River begins to lose its youthful grace, vigor, and agility, and broadens more maturely into the plain, there is a little promontory which at certain high stages of water lies like…
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 · The Bell-Ringer of Angel's 3.7.
- The Lost Wagon Train has the widest readership — 10 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Bell-Ringer of Angel's | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (5) | 4.3 (10) |
Reception
| The Bell-Ringer of Angel's | The Lost Wagon Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 10 |
| Editions | 23 | 32 |
| Pages | 334 | 384 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Bell-Ringer of Angel's or The Lost Wagon Train?
The Lost Wagon Train has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Lost Wagon Train 3.9/5, The Bell-Ringer of Angel's 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Bell-Ringer of Angel's or The Lost Wagon Train?
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Bell-Ringer of Angel's (334 pages, ≈ 6 h 11 m); The Lost Wagon Train (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: The Bell-Ringer of Angel's or The Lost Wagon Train?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Bell-Ringer of Angel's: Challenging; The Lost Wagon Train: Challenging.