Título: L. Frank Baum
Seção: The South Dakota years
Background: Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919), better known as L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and the nascent medium of film; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book would become a landmark of 20th century cinema. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), police corruption and false evidence (Phoebe Daring), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).

Conteúdo: Baum was born in Chittenango, New York in 1856 into a devout Methodist family. He had German, Scots-Irish, and English ancestry, and was the seventh of nine children of Cynthia Ann (nee Stanton) and Benjamin Ward Baum, only five of whom survived into adulthood. "Lyman" was the name of his father's brother, but he always disliked it and preferred his middle name "Frank".  His father succeeded in many businesses, including barrel-making, oil drilling in Pennsylvania, and real estate. Baum grew up on his parents' expansive estate called Rose Lawn, which he fondly recalled as a sort of paradise. Rose Lawn was located in Mattydale, New York. Frank was a sickly, dreamy child, tutored at home with his siblings. From the age of 12, he spent two miserable years at Peekskill Military Academy but, after being severely disciplined for daydreaming, he had a possibly psychogenic heart attack and was allowed to return home.  Baum started writing early in life, possibly prompted by his father buying him a cheap printing press. He had always been close to his younger brother Henry (Harry) Clay Baum, who helped in the production of The Rose Lawn Home Journal. The brothers published several issues of the journal, including advertisements from local businesses, which they would give to family and friends for free. By the age of 17, Baum established a second amateur journal called The Stamp Collector, printed an 11-page pamphlet called Baum's Complete Stamp Dealers' Directory, and started a stamp

user: What is important about the south dakota years?

assistant: Baum was born in Chittenango, New York in 1856 into a devout Methodist family.

user: Who were his parents?

assistant: Cynthia Ann (nee Stanton) and Benjamin Ward Baum,

user: Did he have siblings?

assistant: and was the seventh of nine children

user: Where did he go to school?

assistant: From the age of 12, he spent two miserable years at Peekskill Military Academy but,

user: where did he go after that?

assistant: after being severely disciplined for daydreaming, he had a possibly psychogenic heart attack and was allowed to return home.

user: What else did he do during this time?

assistant: Baum started writing early in life, possibly prompted by his father buying him a cheap printing press.

user: What did he write during this time?

assistant: The brothers published several issues of the journal, including advertisements from local businesses,

user: What else did they do ?

assistant: By the age of 17, Baum established a second amateur journal called The Stamp Collector,

user: What did he work on after that?

assistant: At 20, Baum took on the national craze of breeding fancy poultry.

user: Any other works during this time?

assistant: He performed in plays under the stage names of Louis F. Baum and George Brooks.