The weird, wacky tale is told in all its nostalgia-drenched splendor, in Tim Hollis photo-packed The Land of Oz (Arcadia). The Land of Oz closed after only one season and was left to deteriorate, but has now been restored and reopened for special events, including a massive Oz festival every fall. http: //The magical, merry old land of Oz lives in the imaginations of millions of fans-and at the top of Beech Mountain in North Carolina, where a couple of tourism moguls (and Wizard of Oz fans) built an Oz-themed fantasy park in 1980. When the park opened, The Wizard of Oz was only on TV once a year. Frank Baum series of Oz books, but more to the movie, he says. He says the enduring appeal of the Beech Mountain attraction is tied to what inspired it: It's based on a well-known property, the L. Tim Hollis, an Alabama-based writer of books about tourism history, is wrapping up The Land of Oz (Arcadia Press). To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.

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