Synopses & Reviews
Review
"It is widely known that L. Frank Baum spent several years in South Dakota before moving to Chicago, where he wrote the Oz books that made him famous. . . . Koupal carefully lays out the complexities and ambiguities of Baums thinking by providing us with the full texts of Baums columns published weekly in the Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer between January 1890 and February 1891, and by adding her own commentary and a glossary to place these writings in context. Entitled ‘Our Landlady, the column described in a generally humorous vein the conversations and activities of four fictional characters—the landlady and three of her regular boarders—and a wide variety of prominent local residents of Aberdeen."—Great Plains Quarterly Great Plains Quarterly
Review
"Readers will be grateful to Koupal for this amusing and edifying supplement to our understanding of one of the giants of American popular culture."—Western Historical Quarterly Western Historical Quarterly
Review
"Baums humor is of the biting kind. . . . Readers of Our Landlady will find the beginnings of Baums wonderful world of humor as well as an informative look at life in a prairie state."—South Dakota History South Dakota History
Review
"Koupal is an admirable editor. Its hard to see how the work could be improved."—Baum Bugle Baum Bugle
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
About the Author
Nancy Tystad Koupal is a native of Mitchell, South Dakota, and serves as director of the Research andand#160;Publishing Program at the South Dakota State Historical Society.