Wizard+of+Oz

===Unknown to many, //The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,// is not only a pop culture icon but also timeless piece of literture. //The Wonderful Wizard of Oz// is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17,1900 and has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name //The Wizard// of Oz. The book tells the story of a young girl named Dorothy and her adventures in the Land of Oz.===

===Historians, economists and literary scholars have examined and developed possible political interpretations in //The Wonderful Wizard of Oz//. It has been interpreted as an allegory of the political, economic and social adventures of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. It is a parable about Progressivism, and an allegory of the perils of imperialism and the direction of American foreign policy in the late nineteenth century. Although these interpretations, as well as other interpretations such as pro and anti-feminist interpretations that others have attributed to the characters and their adventures, these are the most significant.=== Sources eh.net/**book**reviews/library/0577 wiki.answers.com/.../Is_there_a_political_meaning_behind_The_**Wizard_of_ Oz** America Past and Present Eighth Edition AP*Edition