The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum, L. Frank
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The heroine Dorothy goes through a traumatic storm in which a tornado takes her away to the land of Oz. In her attempt to find her way home she meets some eccentric characters that are seeking for physical solutions to emotional weaknesses they believe they possess. The lion wants courage, the tin man wants a heart and the scarecrow wants a brain but they all must overcome these weaknesses to get to the Emerald City so that they can find out who they are and get Dorothy home to her aunt in Kansas.

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The heroine Dorothy goes through a traumatic storm in which a tornado takes her away to the land of Oz. In her attempt to find her way home she meets some eccentric characters that are seeking for physical solutions to emotional weaknesses they believe they possess. The lion wants courage, the tin man wants a heart and the scarecrow wants a brain but they all must overcome these weaknesses to get to the Emerald City so that they can find out who they are and get Dorothy home to her aunt in Kansas.
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Lyman Frank Baum was an American writer best known for his children's books, especially The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, above 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made many attempts to lead his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a milestone of 20th-century cinema. Baum was born on 15 May 1856, near Syracuse, New York. His father, Benjamin, was a rich oil businessman, and young Frank developed in comfort. As a young child Frank was teached at home with his kins, but at the age of 12 he was sent to study at Peekskill Military Academy. He followed a variety of careers varying from acting to newspaper reporting to theatrical management to writing plays. Baum married Maud Gage, daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a famous women's suffrage campaigner. His famous works are Mother Goose, Father Goose, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Master Key, etc. He made and headed The Oz Film Manufacturing Company in 1914. Baum expired on 6 May 1919 and was buried in Glendale, California.