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Finding Oz 
Contributor(s): Schwartz, Evan (Author)  
 
  
  ISBN: 0547055102   EAN: 9780547055107 
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 
US SRP: $ 27.00 US  -  (Discount: REG)  
Binding: Hardcover  
Pub Date: April 2009  
This item is Returnable 

  
 
 
 

Additional Information 
BISAC Categories: 
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary  
LC Subjects:
- Baum, L. Frank  - Fantasy fiction, American  
- History and criticism  - Mythology in literature  
- Oz (Imaginary place)  - Philosophy in literature  
- Spirituality in literature  
 
Themes:
- Chronological Period | 1851-1899
- Chronological Period | 1900-1949
 
Dewey: B  
LCCN: 2008053296 
Features: Bibliography, Index  
Physical Info: 320 pages  
Carton Quantity: 12    
 

 



Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.    
Publisher Marketing:
Finding Oz tells the remarkable story behind one of the world's most
enduring and best-loved books. Offering profound new insights into the true
origins and meaning of L. Frank Baum's 1900 masterwork, it 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, the J. K.
Rowling of his age, 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, Evan Schwartz debunks popular
misconceptions and shows how the people, places, and events in Baum's life
gave birth to his unforgettable images and characters, from the Yellow
Brick Road to the Emerald City to the dual view of witches that reflected
the life of Baum's mother-in-law, the radical women's rights leader Matilda
Joslyn Gage. 

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. 





Contributor Bio:  Evan Schwartz
Evan I. Schwartz is a former award-winning editor at BusinessWeek and the
author of THE LAST LONE INVENTOR, named one of the 75 best business books
of all-time by Fortune. The idea for FINDING OZ came to him while reading
Baum's classic out loud to his daughter at bedtime. 
 




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