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All’s Fair in Oz

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Nathan

It’s interesting how much of the Oz series can be seen as referencing circuses and fairs. I guess it’s not surprising for children’s books of the time (or, really, even today, although the traditional circus is severely waning in popularity). … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Characters, Dick Martin, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, L. Frank Baum, Monsters, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged amusement parks, bears, camels, carnivals, carousel, circus, clowns, fairs, gravity railroads, handy mandy in oz, humpty bumpty, isle of phreex, jack pumpkinhead of oz, john dough and the cherub, lin carter, merry go round, merry go round in oz, merry-go-round mountains, notta bit more, ojo in oz, roller coasters, round-abouties, scare city, scenic railways, shoot the chute, silver mountain, snufferbux, swing city, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted island of oz, the giant horse of oz, the lost princess of oz, the merry mountaineer of oz, the ozmapolitan of oz, willow grove park, wizard of oz | 4 Comments

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