Sitka vs The Iron Trail: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Sitka Sitka Louis L'Amour · 1957 ★★★★☆ 4.3 245 pages · ≈ 4 h 32 m · Moderate

BLOOD AND ICE   Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers—men such as trail-tough,…

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Cover of The Iron Trail The Iron Trail Rex Ellingwood Beach · 1913 ★★★★☆ 4.0 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Challenging

About the contest between a good engineer and and crooked railroader building a railroad across Alaska (silent film).

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The verdict

How to choose

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SitkaThe Iron Trail
Goodreads — 4.0 (47)
Hardcover 3.3 (3) 4.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (100) 4.5 (8)

Reception

SitkaThe Iron Trail
Ratings 100 47
Editions 22 40
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 61
Reading it now — 14
Written reviews — 8
Wikipedia attention 26963 74
Pages 245 312

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