L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

Chicago was illuminated in a million alabaster lights for several enchanted months in 1893 at a fair commemorating the quadricentennial of America’s discovery. A glowing magical city arose in South Chicago—Jackson Park transformed into the Midway Plaisance—where the domes, bridges, arches, and pavilions of the World’s Columbian Exposition were decorated with twinkling white lights installed […]