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From: Louisville
Date: 19971101
Author:Howard, Harriet

Early-20th-century children's author L. Frank Baum is revered for his series of books about a blustering Wizard who ruled the land of Oz with a faux iron fist. But Baum also may rank as the first biographer of Kriss Kringle with one of his lesser-known books, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.

You can check that claim with the Baum florists who operate Oz Works, at 153 E. Main St. in New Albany. There, the fanciful career of America's own fairy-tale wizard lives on in Baum first editions, merchandise based on the Hollywood portrayal of The Wizard of Oz, and a full complement of fantasy ...

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