The adventures of a forty-niner vs Three years in California [1846-1849]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The adventures of a forty-niner

The adventures of a forty-niner Daniel Knower · 1894 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Three years in California [1846-1849]

Three years in California [1846-1849] Walter Colton · 1850 456 pages · ≈ 8 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The adventures of a forty-niner is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Three years in California [1846-1849].

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