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In which Woot the Wanderer visits the castle of the Tin-Woodman in the Winkie Country. Later, Woot, the Scarecrow, and Nick Chopper (the Tin Woodman) search for Nimiee Amee, the Tin-Man's old sweetheart. They meet Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter who has been turned into a bird by the horrbile Mrs. Yoop who also transforms Woot, Nick, and the Scarecrow into animals. They run to General Jinjur's ranch where Princess Ozma and Princess Dororothy disenchant them. Now when Dorothy and Ozma leave, they must continue their search...now with Polychrome who has magical powers! Can they find Nimiee Amee?
THE TIN-WOODMAN OF OZ was published in 1918 by the Reilly and Britton Co with 12 color plates and everything else. Sadly, this is the last title (book 12) that L. Frank Baum lived to see in print. He was VERY sick and around 1917-1918 he had written two more Oz books to be published in case he died. THE MAGIC OF OZ and GLINDA OF OZ. Most of his stories after TIK-TOK OF OZ are his best. Around the time after Baum got super sick and the time TIN-WOODMAN OF OZ was published, Mr. Britton of Reilly and Britton died! So Mr. Reilly hired a man named Mr. Lee to be Co-Partners of Reilly and Britton. After THE TIN-WOODMAN OF OZ was published, a year later the firm became Reilly and Lee and until the late 1960's, that is what it was! So this book was the final one published by Reilly and Britton!
It is a wonderful story, though in my opinion THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ (book 11) was better.
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