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- English Books
- Others 14 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0689834985
- ISBN-13: 9780689834981
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
- Pub date: Jul 25, 2001
- Dimensions: 27 cm x 21 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Unbound
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780689834981 | Others | $41.30 | -- | Amazon US |
| £19.99 | £16.19 | Amazon UK | ||
| ¥4857.00 | ¥3566.00 | Amazon JP | ||
| €31.23 | €31.23 | Amazon FR | ||
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The Wizard of Oz
Of course, I had seen the movie time and time and time again, but I had never read the L. Frank Baum book. But I'd read a very interesting essay about how Baum's book, while certainly a children's classic, was actually a political commentary (as many fairy tales actually are). It was about the polit ... (continue)
Of course, I had seen the movie time and time and time again, but I had never read the L. Frank Baum book. But I'd read a very interesting essay about how Baum's book, while certainly a children's classic, was actually a political commentary (as many fairy tales actually are). It was about the political battles over the gold standard (the Yellow Brick Road), the "green backs" (Emerald City), and the "Free Silver" movement (Dorothy's silver--not ruby--slippers). The Scarecrow represented farmers, the Tin Man- industry, and the Cowardly Lion, specifically, William Jennings Bryant. Reading this book with the essay in mind, I could easily see the references and symbolism of the late 19th century era. But I also found myself transported into the magical fantasy world Baum has enchanted so many children.
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