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The Gernsback Days [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Literary Criticism)
  • Author:  Mike Ashley
  • Author:  Mike Ashley
  • ISBN-10:  0809510553
  • ISBN-10:  0809510553
  • ISBN-13:  9780809510559
  • ISBN-13:  9780809510559
  • Publisher:  Wildside Press
  • Publisher:  Wildside Press
  • Pages:  500
  • Pages:  500
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2004
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2004
  • SKU:  0809510553-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  0809510553-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 100278554
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'In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Hugo Gernsback, and the start of a serious study of the contribution he made to the development of science fiction. . . . It seemed to me that the time was due to reinvestigate the Gernsback era and dig into the facts surrounding the origins of Amazing Stories. I wanted to find out exactly why Hugo Gernsback had launched the magazine, what he was trying to achieve, and to consider what effects he had-good and bad. . . . Too many writers and editors from the Gernsback days have been unjustly neglected, or unfairly criticized. Now, I hope, Robert A. W. Lowndes and I have provided the grounds for a fair consideration of their efforts, and a true reconstruction of the development of science fiction. It's the closest to time travel you'll ever get. I hope you enjoy the trip.'-Mike Ashley, Preface
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