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

Works

Kane wrote a total of 52 books, some of which are these below. * ''

Famous First Facts ''Famous first facts: a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history'' is a book listing "First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in the United States". The book's seventh edition (), published in March 2015 — ...

'' (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).

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