Joseph Nathan Kane Explained

Joseph Nathan Kane
Birth Date:	January 23, 1899
Birth Place:	New York City, New York
Known For:	Reference books
Death Place:	West Palm Beach, Florida
Occupation:	Author
Father:	Albert Norman Kane
Mother:	Hulda (Ascheim) Kane

Joseph Nathan Kane (January 23, 1899 – September 22, 2002) was an American non-fiction writer.^[1]

Works

Kane wrote a total of 52 books, some of which are these below.^[2]

• Famous First Facts (1933) H. W. Wilson (New York, NY), Fifth revised edition (1997).
• More First Facts (1935) H. W. Wilson (New York, NY).
• What Dog Is That? (1942) Greenberg (New York, NY).
• Centennial History of King Solomon Lodge, Number 279, Free and Accepted Masons, 1852-1952, King Solomon Lodge, Number 279 F & A.M. (1952) (New York, NY).
• The Perma Quiz Book, (1956) Permabooks (New York, NY).
• The Second Perma Quiz Book, (1958) Permabooks (New York, NY).
• American Counties: Record of Names of 3,067 counties (1960) Scarecrow Press (New York, NY).
• Nicknames of Cities and States of the United States, Scarecrow Press (1965) (w/ Gerard L. Alexander) New York, NY.
• Nicknames and Sobriquets of United States Cities, States, and Counties (1979).
• American Counties: Origins of County Names, Including 1980 Census Figures, Historical Data, and Published Sources (1983).
• Necessity's Child: Story of Walter Hunt (1997).
• Presidential Fact Book, (1998) Random House (New York, NY).
• Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Data, (1959), H. W. Wilson Company (New York, NY), Seventh revised edition (2001).

References

Bibliography

• Gale . Gale Biography - Joseph Nathan Kane . 2002 . Gale . Gale Biography . (subscription required) .

Notes and References

1. News: Joseph Nathan Kane Dies; Master of Minutiae Was 103 . . Richard . Severo . Obituaries. September 27, 2002. New York City.
2. News: October 1, 2002 . Joseph Kane, Famous Fact-Checker . . 59 . Melville, New York. .