Histories
Warner wrote two book-length histories of fandom, essential references in the field: All Our Yesterdays (ISBN 1-886778-13-2), covering the 1940s, first published in 1969, and A Wealth of Fable (ISBN 0-9633-099-0-0), covering the 1950s, first published in 1977. The second book won the Hugo Award in 1993 for Best Related Book. "All Our Yesterdays" was also the title of a series of historical columns Warner wrote.
Read more about this topic: Harry Warner, Jr., Biography, Science Fiction Fandom
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