In addition to the audio/text version on Third Scribe (nicely formatted with images of
the area, Jack Finney, and Einstein), this story also appeared as the first story in the
Synchronic anthology (22 May 2014). The story follows an off-the-grid man who helps
his son, Rick, track down the legendary Santa Anna gold stash by traveling to the past in a
Jack-Finney-manner.
“History’s about finding out what happened and what’s true,” and that was that as
far as he was concerned.
DEBUT
“The Santa Anna Gold,” in Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel (edited by David
Gatewood, David Gatewood) May 2014.
VARIANTS
Debut. “The Santa Anna Gold,” in Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel (edited by David Gatewood, David Gatewood) May 2014.
We haven’t yet mapped out the time travel itinerary.
INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)
Release—The story was first released on 20 May 2014 at the short-lived website <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20140524104743%2Fstories.thirdscribe.com%2Fsanta-anna-gold%2F'>Thirdscribe</a>, accompanied by an audio reading; at about the same time (22 May, according to the <a href='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isfdb.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftitle.cgi%3F1989185'>ISFDB</a>), it also appeared as the first story in the anthology <em>Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel</em>. We’ve chosen to use the latter as the first appearance because we prioritize contemporaneous print appearances over web sites.
“History’s about finding out what happened and what’s true,” and that was that as
far as he was concerned.
1 English variant