Finding Oz page 2

 Finding Oz page 2 by ric gustafson

In 1880, L Frank Baum was 24 and living with his parents. He had no steady occupation. Baum was handsome, tall, slim, thick dark hair and a handlebar moustache. Yet Baum was unmarried and a bachelor. Baum's parents home was on the outskirts of Syracuse New York. The property was called Rose Lawn. Syracuse was in the forests of Central New York. The New England style farmhouse was a three story wood shingled residence. The large farmhouse had six bedrooms each with a brass bed and a walnut washstand.

Baum's father was Benjamin Ward Baum. He was a rail thin man with a bushy beard. He was the proprietor of a factory that made wooden barrels. Baum's mother was Cynthia Stanton Baum. She had nine children but had lost four of them to early childhood diseases. To young L Frank Baum, Rose Lawn was the best place to grow up. Baum had two sisters named Harriet and Mary. He had two brothers named Benjamin Jr and Harry.

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