At the turn of the century when children’s literature was rife with moral lessons and cautionary violence, L. Frank Baum set about writing a great American children’s story, free from the cumbersome ...
THE REAL WIZARD OF OZ: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF L. FRANK BAUM (Gotham Books, 289 pages, $28), by Rebecca Loncraine: In The Real Wizard of Oz, Rebecca Loncraine offers a look at the life of L. Frank Baum ...