The Lost Wagon Train vs Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
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…
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories
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Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Lost Wagon Train.
- Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories has the widest readership — 2958 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Lost Wagon Train | Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (10) | 4.0 (2958) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (43) |
Reception
| The Lost Wagon Train | Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 2958 |
| Editions | 32 | 12 |
| Pages | 384 | 193 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Lost Wagon Train or Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories?
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories 4.0/5, The Lost Wagon Train 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Lost Wagon Train or Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories?
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); The Lost Wagon Train (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: The Lost Wagon Train or Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Lost Wagon Train: Challenging; Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories: Moderate.