The Lands of the Saracen vs Through the Brazilian wilderness: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel

Cover of The Lands of the Saracen

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 451 pages · ≈ 8 h 21 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Through the Brazilian wilderness

Through the Brazilian wilderness Theodore Roosevelt · 1904 ★★★★☆ 4.1 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Through the Brazilian wilderness is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.

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