The historian's Wizard of Oz
Subtitle: reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory
By: edited by Ranjit S. Dighe.
Contributors: Dighe, Ranjit S., 1965-
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919; Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919 -- Political and social views; Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919 -- Knowledge -- Economics; Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Children's stories, American -- History and criticism; Political fiction, American -- History and criticism; Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism; Economics in literature; Money in literature; Oz (Imaginary place); Allegory
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Colors of Money 1; title: 2. "If I Only Had a Brain":; title: A Primer on Gold, Silver, and the American Monetary System 11; title: 3. "Populism Will Put Them to Sleep":; title: A Short History of the Populist Movement of the 1890s 27; title: 4. L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with Annotations 41; title: Appendix A: Another Fiat-Money Metaphor,; title: from The Marvelous Land of Oz 131; title: Appendix B: William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" Speech 133; title: Appendix C: The Quantity Theory of Money 141.