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October 29, 2014

Wizardly tale: Ziaukas: Baum never a Bradfordian despite rumor

a.davis@bradfordera.com

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford professor Tim Ziaukas laid to rest a rumor that has proliferated Bradford for many years — whether L. Frank Baum, author of “The Wonderful Wizard

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