Location in The Oz Series
California
Also known as Californy.
A region prone to frequent earthquakes, whose residents are accustomed to the ground shaking and are not much frightened by it.
Appears in 2 chapters, first in chapter 70, last in chapter 89.
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What the story establishes
| Physical constraints | A region subject to frequent, sometimes severe earthquakes that shake the ground, open cracks in the earth, and can swallow travelers whole. |
Relationships
- contains → Hugson's Ranch ch. 70Hugson's Ranch lies within California, where Zeb notes earthquakes are a familiar occurrence.
- contains → Hugson's Siding ch. 70Hugson's Siding, the train stop where Dorothy arrives, lies within California, the same region shaken by the night's earthquakes.
- contains → San Francisco ch. 70San Francisco is a city within California, the region Dorothy and Uncle Henry reached by ship a week before continuing on toward Hugson's Ranch.
From the text
"Yes; but we're used to such things in California," he replied. "They don't scare us much."Chapter 1
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