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Imagi-National Studies
Just as Middle-Earth is a European fantasy land, Oz is an American one. That said, does its geography have any basis in that of the United States? I would say there’s some. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the eastern … Continue reading →
Posted in L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson
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Tagged captain salt in oz, gillikins, grampa in oz, maps, middle-earth, munchkins, nonestic ocean, pacific ocean, pirates in oz, pumperdink, quadlings, ragbad, regalia, the wonderful wizard of oz, undying lands, winkies
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