The story starts in kansas, with a girl called dorothy, that is taken away by a cyclone to the land of oz, a land that feels familiar because its magic is feed by the popular folklore from the u. Published by whitman publishing company racine, wisconsin. If we walk far enough, said dorothy, i am sure we shall sometime come to some place. The pages inside so no signs of rips, a little browning of some pages from age.
This is for a 1957 copy of the wonderful wizard of oz by l. The classic tale printed in 1957 by whitman publishing co. Front and back cover very bright in color and very little wear. Russell h schulz in the aftermath of a tornado, dorothy finds herself transported to the land of oz, but wants nothing more than to return to kansas. The oz books form a book series that begins with the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 and relate the fictional history of the land of oz. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life. He wrote many popular books for children, but he is best remembered today for his beloved classic the wizard of oz. Glenn beck goes deep into the wonderful wizard of oz. Forget all those, and immerse yourself in this magnificent book.
The wonderful wizard of oz vintage 1957 whitman hardcover. Even while he was alive, baum was styled as the royal historian of oz to emphasize the. If you also have preconceptions about popup books, then forget those too. A hundred years ago, the wonderful wizard of oz, by l. A storm tears through rural kansas and a young farm girl named dorothy finds herself and her farmhouse swallowed by a cyclone and transported to a magical land called oz.
Come take a tour, visit our exhibitions, and view the gorgeous main reading room. Frank baum 1957 whitman publishing book at the best online prices at ebay. In a letter to his brother, harry, baum wrote that the books publisher, george m. The cyclone had set the house down very gentlyfor a cyclonein the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. The wonderful wizard of oz is an american childrens novel written by author l. In 1957, the director of detroits libraries banned the wonderful wizard of oz for having no value. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title the wizard of oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 liveaction film. Annotations vary from highly informative to selfindulgent. Frank baum, who went on to write fourteen fulllength oz books. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Celebrating the centennial of the wonderful wizard of oz. Banks of gorgeous flowers the wonderful wizard of oz 21. The wonderful wizard of oz, is an american childrens novel written by author l.
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