Re:
> Yesterday as you may have heard was the 100th anniversary of the publication
> of the "Wizard of Oz" by Frank L. Baum. In case it escaped you, the book is
> widely regarded as a parable about the populism that spread through the

Widely?  Like the widespread belief that the world is flat?
Or the widespread belief in Dianetics? :)

As a card carrying member of the Internation Wizard of Oz Club,
who'll be attending the Centennial Oz Conference this July
(http://www.geocities.com/~ozfan/ozcenten.htm),
I don't accept the Littlefield's "populist" interpretation of
"The Wizard of Oz".

For years, people specializing in Oz research (including Martin Gardner and
relatives of L. Frank Baum) have dismissed that interpretation.

A quick web search shows counter-arguments, including:
http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/Populism.htm



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