Ruth Plumly Thompson Captain Salt in Oz (Esprios Classics) Paperback Book

Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 6 April 1976) was an American writer of childrens stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baums classic childrens novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. An avid reader of Baums books and a lifelong childrens writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in high school she sold her first fairy tale to St. Nicholas Magazine to which she continued contributing, along with The Smart Set. wizard In 1914 she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger, writing a weekly childrens column for the newspaper. Thompsons contributions to the Oz series are lively and imaginative, featuring a wide range of colorful and unusual characters. | Ruth Plumly Thompson Captain Salt in Oz (Esprios Classics) Paperback Book