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

Dighe, Ranjit S., 1965- (Added Author).

Item details

ISBN: 0275974189 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780275974183 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0275974197 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780275974190 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 149 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-146) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.

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