Book Description
From the Worldcon July 4th weekend in 1939, the first 3-Day fan convention, to today, we celebrate a triumphant journey of the history of fan conventions. Let’s look back on how we got here, the birth of the hotel block, party floor, cosplay masquerade, artist alley, dealers hall, programming track, filk music, all the way to us furries and everything we brought to the scene. Including the first claimed convention, Philcon in 1936 right here in Philadelphia.