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Author:

Loncraine, Rebecca, 1974-

Title:

The real Wizard of Oz : the life and times of L. Frank Baum / Rebecca Loncraine.

Publisher:

Gotham Books,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xvi, 329 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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.
Baum, Lyman Frank

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

Explores the life of the unconventional author and entrepreneur, examining the era in which he lived and its influence on his work.

ISBN:

1592404499 (hardcover)
9781592404490 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)268795221

LCCN:

2009013708

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)