Follow the Yellow Brick Road

The story behind the making of The Wizard of Oz

By Corbin Crable

In 1898, in a small office in Chicago, L. Frank Baum sat in front of a group of children, enraptured by Baum’s story about a little girl who was swept away from her tiny home in the Midwest and transported to a magical world where animals could talk and the key to getting home lay in the hands of a great, mysterious wizard.

“What was the place called?” piped up one child, eyes wide...

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Features

Smack Dab in the Middle

Good Eye

Covering Quilts

Memory Lane Musings

Mid-America News

Books for Collectors

Vintage Discoveries

Feature Articles

A Message From Our Editor

Many differences exist between ‘Oz’ book and classic film

by Corbin Crable

As many of you may recall, watching “The Wizard of Oz” on cable television used to be an annual event – your family would get cozy in the living room, grab a bowl of popcorn, and wait for the booming music from the MGM Studio Orchestra, signaling the start of a classic tale that’s been loved by generations of moviegoers (and especially we Kansans).

You might even think you know all there is to know about the 1939 film, based on the 1900 children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum...