Sam Moskowitz: A Bibliography and Guide
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2017-10-13
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A comprehensive bibliography of the writings of Sam Moskowitz. Sam Moskowitz was a fixture in science fiction, from near the beginning to the present day. He was a fan, editor, author, historian, critic, WorldCon
organizer, and cheerleader for the science fiction field. He was a prolific author of books, articles and letters. His books are readily available in libraries or for sale. The same cannot be said of many of his articles, and
certainly not of his letters. Many of the articles and letters appeared in science fiction pulps and in fanzines. Some of the fanzines were quite professional in appearance, content and editing, and served a valuable service to science fiction scholarship in preserving much of the early history of science fiction. The writings of Sam Moskowitz are an important part of that historical archive. Eric Davin notes that "Sam Moskowitz saw himself as the science fictionhistorian of record." It is a good description. He researched and recorded
much about the beginnings of science fiction that remains the only resource available on a particular person or topic. An accurate scholarly judgment of the historical and critical output of Moskowitz remains to be done. This edition supercedes "Sam Moskowitz: A Preliminary Bibliography" (2009).
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Moskowitz, Sam, Science Fiction, Fans