Tag: L. Frank Baum

Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. American novelist, L. Frank Baum, was born on this day in 1856 (died 1919). Like many American children, I grew up anticipating that one night a …

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It’s just your imagination

Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. – American author, L. Frank Baum was born on this day in 1856 (died 1919) Everything at your fingertips once only existed in someone’s imagination. Your computer, your phone, …

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