was born on this date in 1856. Mr. Baum is, of course, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first published in September 1900. The Library of Congress has an interesting enough online exhibit about Baum and Oz. It’s curious to contrast the drawings from the original by W.W. Denslow with our own images so indelibly formed by the 1939 film.
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Baum was also a rabid racist.
He was indeed.