The Resource Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story, Evan I. Schwartz
Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story, Evan I. Schwartz
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The item Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story, Evan I. Schwartz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The remarkable story behind one of the world's most enduring and best-loved books. Offering new insights into the true origins and meaning of L. Frank Baum's 1900 masterwork, author Schwartz delves into the personal turmoil and spiritual transformation that fueled Baum's fantastical parable of the American Dream. Before becoming an impresario of children's adventure tales, Baum failed at a series of careers and nearly lost his soul before setting out on a journey of discovery that would lead to the Land of Oz. Drawing on original research, Schwartz debunks popular misconceptions and shows how the people, places, and events in Baum's life gave birth to his unforgettable images and characters. A narrative that sweeps across late-nineteenth-century America, Finding Oz ultimately reveals how failure and heartbreak can sometimes lead to redemption and bliss, and how one individual can ignite the imagination of the entire world.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 374 p.
- Contents
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- Prologue: America's adventure
- No place like home
- An unexpected journey
- A girl in a man's world
- Heart of a tin man
- Roadblock
- The mythic oilcan
- Witch-hunting
- Frontier of hope and fear
- The story store
- The brainless and the heartless
- Field of blood
- The golden path
- The glimmering city
- The wizard's challenge
- The witch is dead
- This one story
- Home again
- Epilogue: a great awakening
- Isbn
- 9780547055107
- Label
- Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story
- Title
- Finding Oz
- Title remainder
- how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story
- Statement of responsibility
- Evan I. Schwartz
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The remarkable story behind one of the world's most enduring and best-loved books. Offering new insights into the true origins and meaning of L. Frank Baum's 1900 masterwork, author Schwartz delves into the personal turmoil and spiritual transformation that fueled Baum's fantastical parable of the American Dream. Before becoming an impresario of children's adventure tales, Baum failed at a series of careers and nearly lost his soul before setting out on a journey of discovery that would lead to the Land of Oz. Drawing on original research, Schwartz debunks popular misconceptions and shows how the people, places, and events in Baum's life gave birth to his unforgettable images and characters. A narrative that sweeps across late-nineteenth-century America, Finding Oz ultimately reveals how failure and heartbreak can sometimes lead to redemption and bliss, and how one individual can ignite the imagination of the entire world.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schwartz, Evan I
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Baum, L. Frank
- Oz (Imaginary place)
- Philosophy in literature
- Mythology in literature
- Spirituality in literature
- Fantasy fiction, American
- Baum, Lyman Frank
- Label
- Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story, Evan I. Schwartz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-355) and index
- Contents
- Prologue: America's adventure -- No place like home -- An unexpected journey -- A girl in a man's world -- Heart of a tin man -- Roadblock -- The mythic oilcan -- Witch-hunting -- Frontier of hope and fear -- The story store -- The brainless and the heartless -- Field of blood -- The golden path -- The glimmering city -- The wizard's challenge -- The witch is dead -- This one story -- Home again -- Epilogue: a great awakening
- Control code
- 262426440
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 374 p.
- Isbn
- 9780547055107
- Lccn
- 2008053296
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Finding Oz : how L. Frank Baum discovered the great American story, Evan I. Schwartz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-355) and index
- Contents
- Prologue: America's adventure -- No place like home -- An unexpected journey -- A girl in a man's world -- Heart of a tin man -- Roadblock -- The mythic oilcan -- Witch-hunting -- Frontier of hope and fear -- The story store -- The brainless and the heartless -- Field of blood -- The golden path -- The glimmering city -- The wizard's challenge -- The witch is dead -- This one story -- Home again -- Epilogue: a great awakening
- Control code
- 262426440
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 374 p.
- Isbn
- 9780547055107
- Lccn
- 2008053296
- Other physical details
- ill.
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