The Lost Wagon Train vs Valley Thieves: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Lost Wagon Train The Lost Wagon Train Zane Grey · 1936 ★★★★☆ 3.9 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Challenging
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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…

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Cover of Valley Thieves Valley Thieves Frederick Faust · 1961 ★★★★☆ 3.7 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate
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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

The Lost Wagon TrainValley Thieves
Goodreads 4.3 (10) 3.7 (52)
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Reception

The Lost Wagon TrainValley Thieves
Ratings 10 52
Editions 32 10
Want to read — 26
Reading it now — 6
Written reviews — 5
Pages 384 144
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Lost Wagon Train or Valley Thieves?

The Lost Wagon Train has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Lost Wagon Train 3.9/5, Valley Thieves 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Lost Wagon Train or Valley Thieves?

Valley Thieves is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Valley Thieves (144 pages, ≈ 2 h 40 m); The Lost Wagon Train (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).

Which is harder to read: The Lost Wagon Train or Valley Thieves?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Lost Wagon Train: Challenging; Valley Thieves: Moderate.

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