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Quit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air

Jack Finney

First published August 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

An old man tells his grandchild of an unusual event during the Civil War, when he and a former Harvard professor traveled ninety years into the future to search for a weapon to help them win the war.

Publications (22)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1951 Collier's, August 4, 1951 Crowell-Collier MAGAZINE 18
December 1952 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1952 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 36
July 1955 Operation Future Permabooks Anthology 155
September 1956 Operation Future Permabooks Anthology 155
1957 The Third Level Rinehart Collection 163
December 1957 The Third Level Rinehart / SFBC Collection 121
1958 The Clock of Time Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 121
March 1959 The Third Level Dell Collection 121
January 1960 The Clock of Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 121
1961 Journeys in Science Fiction Globe Book Company Anthology 545
1961 Journeys in Science Fiction Globe Book Company Anthology 545
July 1961 The Clock of Time Panther Collection 98
1964 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 107
1966 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books (US) Anthology 107
1966 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 107
February 1976 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 107
1982 Laughing Space Robson Books Anthology 315
1982 Laughing Space Robson Books Anthology 315
March 1982 Laughing Space Houghton Mifflin Anthology 315
1985 Laughing Space Robson Books Anthology 315
June 1991 The Fantastic Civil War Baen Books Anthology 224
November 2012 The Clock of Time Gateway / Orion Collection