The Wizard of OZ books -Baum strategy over the raibow’s future

L. Frank Baum wrote many stories around the Oz theme, describing the adventures of Dorothy Gale as well as other visitors from the real world. After he passed away in 1919, the mantle of “Royal Historian of Oz” was assumed by Ruth Plumly Thompson, and she continued to publish Oz stories from 1921 thru 1939. Since that time, many others have published Oz stories. Select any of the below listed items to see a list of these books. Full descriptions are also provided for the Baum Oz books. In addition, the full text of many of the books are provided.

There are fourteen books in the Wizard of Oz series by Baum, plus a book of short stories. The following lists these by date of first publication. To see a short summary of the adventures related in a book, click on it.

• 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• 1904 The Marvelous Land of Oz
• 1907 Ozma of Oz
• 1908 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
• 1909 The Road to Oz
• 1910 The Emerald City of Oz
• 1913 The Patchwork Girl of Oz
• 1914 Little Wizard Stories of Oz
• 1914 Tik-Tok of Oz
• 1915 The Scarecrow of Oz
• 1916 Rinkitink in Oz
• 1917 The Lost Princess of Oz
• 1918 The Tin Woodman of Oz
• 1919 The Magic of Oz
• 1920 Glinda of Oz

Over the 20th Century, Oz as a uniquely American phenomena has grown far beyond the boundaries of a series of children’s stories and a classical movie. Oz icons are instantly recognizable across the breadth and depth of the American society, if not the world in general. This omnipresence has led to myths, parodies, allegories, pastiches, etc., etc., all of which perpetuate and extend the Oz experience.
Many visitors to this Ozzy Encyclopedia have come with questions on these extensions to Oz, and have thus sparked the need to provide an easily accessible information source for this eclectic set of topics. The following index connects the interested visitor to these topics, the collection of which is just beginning. The list is small now but will grow with time and the interests of the visitors to this site.

http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/oznends.htm

Oz as an Socio-Economic Allegory

Henry Littlefield’s paper on Oz as a “Parable on Populism”

David Parker’s paper analyzing the “Populism Parable” theory.

Dan Jacobs’ paper on the Littlefield allegory theory.

Peter Dreier’s paper on the populism theory.