JOHNNY APPLESEED: A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
By Unknown Author.
Description
The man popularly credited with planting apple trees throughout the Midwest, John "Appleseed" Chapman epitomizes the American folk hero and pioneer: a man of humble origins who headed west to seek his destiny.The essays in this collection bring to life the real Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845). A courageous, God-fearing, peaceful, and spartan figure, Chapman was welcomed by settlers and Native Americans alike. He was an unusual businessman -- one who believed that his "wealth" was sown in the trees he planted rather than in banks.But most of all, Johnny Appleseed was a lover...
ISBN(s)
0877853045, 9780877853046
