HOW THE GIRL FROM MINNESOTA & HOLLYWOOD BECAME THE GIRL FROM KANSAS & OZ!

By: John Fricke

[Above: Is there another pair of shoes in history more familiar, cherished, valuable, and magical than these — especially when they step out on a specifically hued road of bricks?]

Across the last nine months, multiple entries in this series have celebrated L. Frank Baum, including a special column about his Christmas traditions with wife Maud Gage and their four sons. (This is, of course, no less than is deserved by the native of Chittenango, New York, and the