Sarah Canary vs The fur trade in Canada: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Northwest, History
Sarah Canary
“The years after the American Civil War were characterized by excess, ornamented by cults and corruptions.”
When black cloaked Sarah Canary wanders into a Chinese labor camp in the Washington territories in 1873, Chin Ah Kin is ordered by his uncle to escort "the ugliest woman he could imagine" away. Far away. But Chin soon…
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The fur trade in Canada
"Innis has long been regarded as one of Canada's foremost historians, and in The Fur Trade in Canada he presents several histories in one: social history through the clash between colonial and aboriginal cultures;…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sarah Canary is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The fur trade in Canada.
- Sarah Canary has the widest readership — 7 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sarah Canary | The fur trade in Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Sarah Canary | The fur trade in Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 2 |
| Editions | 15 | 21 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1238 | 221 |
| Pages | 304 | 463 |