US History and the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 8/7/2025 9:00 AM EDT
It has been suggested that author Lyman Frank Baum wrote his popular children’s book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” as an allegory of late 19th century U.S. history. This course offers a fascinating study that explores the possibility that Baum had another motive in writing his popular book, other than to entertain children. This course offers a thought-provoking examination of the background of Baum, the events of U.S. History, and the characters and scenes featured in the writer’s famous work. Somewhere over the rainbow lies the answer.
Mark Macedonia
Mark Macedonia is a retired Social Studies teacher who taught for thirty-two years within the Seneca Valley School District, where he taught AP World History and United States History to High School Students. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in communication from St. Bonaventure University, and a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In the past five years, Mark has authored three books of historical fiction, The Soles of Cyrus Eblis, Beneath a Crescent Moon, and most recently, Beware the Shifting Sands.