![]() Her name was Dorothy, two doors down."īaum would apparently sit out on the porch of his cottage writing down the things he observed. "It is said, from his great grandson, that a lot of the inspiration for the stories in the book came from while he was vacationing in Holland," said Linda Hart, Executive Director, Holland Convention and Visitor's Bureau. As the story goes, that's where he was influenced with ideas for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ![]() The success of that book allowed Baum and his family to purchase a cottage in Holland. Finally, in the late 1800s, he broke onto the scene with his first major publication, Father Goose. So, he put his focus toward being an author. He realized there was one skill all of those jobs had in common - writing. He spent time as a newspaper editor, a playwrite and a journalist, among others. ![]() Without that, we might not have the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.īaum went through several changes in the early parts of his professional career - moving to different cities and across different industries multiple times. Thankfully, his big break book brought in enough money for him to vacation with his family in West Michigan. ![]() Frank Baum always had success as a writer. With the worldwide success of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, one might think author L. ![]()
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