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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
NMC Library | Stacks | PS3503 .A923 Z74 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001167377 |
Browsing NMC Library shelves, Shelving location: Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| No cover image available | ||||||||
| PS3503 .A723 W59 2000 The annotated Wizard of Oz : the wonderful Wizard of Oz / | PS3503 .A923 W6345 2002 The historian's Wizard of Oz : reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory / | PS3503 .A923 W644 2008 The Wizard of Oz and philosophy : wicked wisdom of the West / | PS3503 .A923 Z74 2009 The real Wizard of Oz : the life and times of L. Frank Baum / | PS3503 .A923 Z85 1997 Oz and beyond : the fantasy world of L. Frank Baum / | PS3503 .A923 Z86 2002 L. Frank Baum, the royal historian of Oz : a biography / | PS3503 .E442 K5 1941 Kings Row, |
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.
There are no comments on this title.