When it was first published in 1900, The Wizard of Oz quickly became the best ... to life a uniquely American wonder tale. Drawing from the books in Connecticut College's Bromberg Collection of Oz and ...

Frank Baum’s 1900 novel for children, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Langley, South African-born, was selected as the screenwriter because of his whimsical 1937 children’s book, The Tale of the ...