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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47831676 Title: The historian's Wizard of Oz : reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory Author: Ranjit S Dighe Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0275974189 9780275974183 0275974197 9780275974190 OCLC:47831676

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The historian's Wizard of Oz : reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory

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The historian's Wizard of Oz : reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory

Author:	Ranjit S Dighe
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This text integrates an enjoyable children's novel with an informative account of the political and economic history of the 1890s.
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Historian's Wizard of Oz. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002 (OCoLC)606826743
Named Person:	L Frank Baum; L Frank Baum; L Frank Baum; Lyman Frank Baum
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Ranjit S Dighe Find more information about:
ISBN:	0275974189 9780275974183 0275974197 9780275974190
OCLC Number:	47831676
Description:	xi, 149 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents:	1. Introduction: The Colors of Money -- 2. "If I Only Had a Brain": A Primer on Gold, Silver, and the American Monetary System -- 3. "Populism Will Put Them to Sleep": A Short History of the Populist Movement of the 1890s -- 4. L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with Annotations -- App. A. Another Fiat-Money Metaphor, from The Marvelous Land of Oz -- App. B. William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" Speech -- App. C. The Quantity Theory of Money.
Responsibility:	edited by Ranjit S. Dighe.
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