L. Frank Baum
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L. Frank Baum

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Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is an iconic work of American literature. First published in 1900, this fantasy tale follows the adventures of a young Kansas farm girl, Dorothy Gale, and her dog, Toto, as they find themselves magically transported to the colorful, mysterious land of Oz.

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