The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | For Further Reference

Baum, Frank Joslyn, and Russell P. MacFall. To Please a Child: A Biography of L. Frank Baum, Royal Historian of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1961. This biography written by Baum's son has factual errors but provides an insider's viewpoint of the Oz phenomenon.

Carpenter, Angelica Shirley, and Jean Shirley. L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 1992. This valuable biography of Baum discusses public and literary reaction to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz when it was first issued, the lack of reviews, and various...

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