The Iron Marshall vs Westward the tide: Which Should You Read?

The Iron Marshall Louis L'Amour · 1979 ★★★★☆ 4.4 181 pages · ≈ 3 h 21 m · Moderate

He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need…

Westward the tide Louis L'Amour · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.1 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Moderate

Matt Bardoul was a good man to have as a friend and a bad one to make trouble with. He was also a single-minded drifter--until he met his match in an outspoken beauty named Jacquine Coyle. She was headed into the…