The real Wizard of Oz : the life and times of L. Frank Baum / Rebecca Loncraine.
Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, c2009.Description: xvi, 329 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781592404490 (hardcover)
- 1592404499 (hardcover)
- Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Storytellers -- United States -- Biography
- Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 -- Homes and haunts -- United States
- Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz
- Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Children's stories, American -- History and criticism
- Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism
- PS3503.A923 Z74 2009
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | NMC Library | Stacks | PS3503 .A923 Z74 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001167377 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Family tree -- Introduction: On telling the life story of a storyteller -- Imagining October 9th, 1899 -- In the palm of the Finger Lakes, 1848 to 1888 -- The Great Plains, 1888 to 1891 -- Crossing Lake Michigan, 1891 to 1903 -- Living between landscapes, 1903 to 1910 -- Hollywood, 1910 to 1919 -- The afterlife, 1919 to 1939.
Explores the life of the unconventional author and entrepreneur, examining the era in which he lived and its influence on his work.
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