It sold pretty well, as did his follow-ups, but it took a few more years before Baum wrote the book that made his name. Published in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard ... The Magic Cloak of Oz are ...

Whisked to Oz by a Kansas twister, Amy Gumm discovers that the magical land has been destroyed by Dorothy's tyrannical rule, a situation that compels Amy to join an order of deposed magic-wielders who ...