Famous First Facts: 0 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824210654 ISBN 13: 9780824210656

Publisher: H. W. Wilson, 2006

Synopsis

- Chapter headings displayed at the top of right-hand pages make it easier to browse for firsts. - A main subject index, plus geographical, name, year, and day indexes, offer researchers direct access to any fact.

About this title

About the Author

Mr.Kane wrote and lectured extensively on American history. His many books including the renowed Wilson Facts series are are standard reference sources for librarians,teachers, students, writers and researchers.

Reviews

Originally published in 1933, this classic reference source was rejected by 11 other publishers until Halsey W. Wilson was persuaded to publish it because of a growing demand from reference librarians who had been shown the manuscript. Compiled by the indefatigable researcher Joseph Nathan Kane, Famous First Facts may have secured its own first fact—the first print reference volume to become the basis for a popular radio program, which was hosted by the author in 1938–1939. This sixth edition contains about 7,500 entries, including more than 1,000 new and many updated ones. Arranged under 16 broad topical headings such as "Education," "Daily Life," and "Science and Technology," the text is easily accessible from several indexes, which comprise 600 pages! This edition also offers some new features, including interesting sidebars and photographs, that enhance its visual appeal. Besides serving as an essential ready-reference source, the book is also fun to read out loud to colleagues—when was bubble gum first manufactured in the U.S.? When was the spray can introduced? The editors have admirably maintained the standards set by Kane, who died in 2002 at the age of 103. Since the previous edition was published a decade ago, public and academic libraries should consider this updated version an essential purchase. Altschiller, Donald
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Edition details

• Publisher: H. W. Wilson
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824210654
• ISBN 13: 9780824210656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1307
• Editor: Hw Wilson