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The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum by Rebecca Loncraine (2010, Paperback, Reprint)

Author: Rebecca Loncraine | Publisher: Gotham Books | Language: English
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    Key Details
    Author:Rebecca Loncraine
    Language:English
    Publisher:Gotham Books
    Format:Paperback
    ISBN-10:1592405584
    ISBN-13:9781592405589

    Additional Details
    Edition Description:Reprint

    Size
    Length:329 pages
    Thickness:0.8 in
    Weight:12.8 oz

    Publisher's Note
    On the heels of the 70th anniversary of the release of the movie The Wizard of Oz, a biography explores the life of the unconventional author and entrepreneur, examining the era in which he lived and its influence on his work. Reprint.

    Industry Reviews
    "[T]he title of this biography couldn't be more cogent. L. Frank Baum, inventor of the magical Land of Oz, does indeed strikingly resemble the fraudulent but fundamentally good-hearted Wizard who put green-colored spectacles on Dorothy, her friends and the residents of the Emerald City....[A]s the author demonstrates in more astute passages, Baum's erratic career gave him a thorough acquaintance with life's hard knocks, as well as with the money that might be made trafficking in illusions for customers half-willing to be fooled."
    (08/23/2009)

    "[Loncraine]...tries to link Baum to historical events and to the strong personalities (P. T. Barnum), bizarre sights (Barnum's Gen. Tom Thumb, possible progenitor to the Oz Munchkins) and brand-new inventions (from photography to electricity) that fired his imagination. This is a book that makes direct links from fearsome imagery of Civil War amputees to Baum's creation of the Tin Woodman...[She] does a solid job of connecting dots between Baum's life and his inventions..."
    (08/23/2009)

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