Joseph Boskin
August 10, 1929 - February 16, 2025
General Information
Bio
Joseph Boskin (1929-2025) Historian. Joseph Boskin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Full Name
Joseph Boskin
Locations
Kings•New York•Oswego
Author's Timeline
1929
Birth
Kings County: Joseph Boskin was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 10, 1929.
1951
Other Life Event
Oswego County: Mr. Boskin graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1951.
1952
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Boskin received a master’s degree in history from New York University in 1952.
1968
Literary Work
The Oppenheimer Affair: A Political Play in Three Acts
The Glencoe Press
Play written with Fred Krinsky.
The Glencoe Press
Play written with Fred Krinsky.
1976
Literary Work
Into Slavery: Racial Decisions in the Virginia Colony
Lippincott
0397473478 / 978-0397473472
History.
Lippincott
0397473478 / 978-0397473472
History.
1979
Literary Work
Humor and Social Change in Twentieth-Century America
Trustees of the Public Library
089073061X / 978-0890730614
Nonfiction.
Trustees of the Public Library
089073061X / 978-0890730614
Nonfiction.
1986
Literary Work
Sambo: The Rise and Demise of an American Jester
Oxford University Press
0195040740 / 978-0195040746
Nonfiction.
Oxford University Press
0195040740 / 978-0195040746
Nonfiction.
1997
Literary Work
Rebellious Laughter: People’s Humor in American Culture
Syracuse University Press
0815627475 / 978-0815627470
Nonfiction.
Syracuse University Press
0815627475 / 978-0815627470
Nonfiction.
2011
Literary Work
Corporal Boskin’s Cold Cold War: A Comical Journey
Syracuse University Press
0815609647 / 978-0815609643
Memoir.
Syracuse University Press
0815609647 / 978-0815609643
Memoir.
2023
Literary Work
A Comedy of Pretzels
Austin Macauley
979-8886932171
Novel.
Austin Macauley
979-8886932171
Novel.
2025
Death
Joseph Boskin died in a hospice facility in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on February 16, 2025.
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