Using such pen names as "Floyd Akers" and "Edith Van Dyne," he declared that he wished to write modern children's stories, and ones that did not frighten children, like those of the Brothers Grimm.
Born the son of an oil magnate and a women's rights activist, he took up writing when his general store in South Dakota failed. Using such pen names as "Floyd Akers" and "Edith Van Dyne," he declared that he wished to write modern children's stories, and ones that did not frighten children, like those of the Brothers Grimm. He also wrote books for adults, such as The Last Egyptian, but his most notable success came with a novel regarding a land divided into "four color-coded countries." For ten points, identify this author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Born the son of an oil magnate and a women's rights activist, he took up writing when his general store in South Dakota failed.
Lyman Frank {Baum}