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    The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum
    The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum
    The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum
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    The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum

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    For over 100 years, L. Frank Baum's classic fantasy series "The Wizard of Oz" has inspired films, books, and even fan clubs. Despite the success of the series, not a lot has been written about the author: L. Frank Baum.

    This biography looks at both the life and times of L. Frank Baum; it gives insight into what inspired him to write his classic novel, and provides a glimpse into his regular life.

    LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCapsTM Study Guides. With each book, a lesser known or sometimes forgotten life is recapped.

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    PublisherBookCaps
    Release dateAug 6, 2012
    ISBN9781476049632
    The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum
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      About LifeCaps

      LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCaps™ Study Guides. With each book, a lesser known or sometimes forgotten life is is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to literature and philosophy), so check our growing catalogue regularly (www.bookcaps.com) to see our newest books.

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      L. Frank Baum was born in the mid-nineteenth century into a typical American family of the time – of German and British ancestry, his parents had a large family. His father was able to combine his inherited values of hard work and family devotion to eventually create an environment of ease and opportunity for his children.

      Frank Baum grew up in a time before the United States became the economic and political world power of the 20th century. Great Britain was at its height – the industrial powerhouse of the world and controlling a massive empire abroad. As the decades advanced, the balance of power would shift. In the decades leading up to the turn of the century, America would grow into its vision of itself as a can-do nation where everyone with the gumption and slightest opportunity could succeed. Opportunities abounded (and could be created), new inventions were changing how people lived, America was growing rapidly in population, and frontiers were being pushed west. The sheer atmosphere infected many with a drive to get out there and accomplish something, anything. If one venture failed, another opportunity could be just around the corner. Products were developed for all needs imaginable (and some products the public had no idea they needed but were persuaded they wanted) and advertising came into its own. Marketing was in its infancy, but by the time Baum wrote his Oz series, it was well under way, and like many other lucky creators, if one’s product caught the public’s imagination, one could do remarkably well.

      Frank Baum was blessed with having a head start. His father had money – and he was a generous man. He helped his son get his toehold and encouraged all his children to try new ventures. The spirit of the times meant Frank was undaunted when something failed – he was an optimist, probably by nature, but perfectly suited to the period he lived in. He never worried for long that he might fail (and he did fail several times). When his mother-in-law, no shrinking violet herself, suggested his put his stories on paper for others to read, he didn’t dismiss the

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