On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Michael Perelman wrote: > We discussed this on pen-l some time ago. There is a literature on the > subject beginning with Littlefield, Henry. reprinted in 1983. "The Wizard > of Oz: Parable on Populism." in Michael Patrick Hearn, ed. The Wizard of > Oz (New York: Schocken Books). > One article was even published in the Journal of Political Economy: > Rockoff, Hugh. 1990. "The Wizard of Oz as a Monetary Allegory." Journal > of Political Economy, 98: 4 (August): pp. 739-60. > > Jim Devine even led us to the Baum Bugle, a paper devoted to Baum's work. > Don't forget the lyrics for the songs in the movie by Yip Harburg. The story is told in the book: Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz? : Yip Harburg, Lyricist by Harold Meyerson, Ernie Harburg, Yip Harburg ISBN: 0472083120 I heard Amy Goodman interview Ernie Harburg (his son) about this book and his father. -- Joseph Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
