The Story of a Mine vs The story of California: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Westerns, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of The Story of a Mine

The Story of a Mine Bret Harte · 1877 ★★★★☆ 3.6 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The story of California

The story of California Stewart Edward White · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.8 437 pages · ≈ 8 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The story of California higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 3 votes.
The Story of a Mine is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for The story of California.

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