JOHNNY APPLESEED: A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877853045 ISBN 13: 9780877853046

Publisher: Chrysalis Books, 2000

Synopsis

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 of nature whose respect for all living things was born of his faith. An itinerant "missionary," he provided settlers with "news fresh from heaven" -- pages from the works of eighteenth-century theologian Emanuel Swedenborg.

Editor William Ellery Jones has updated historical essays that explore how Chapman's legend grew both during and after his life.

About this title

About the Author:

Editor William Ellery Jones is one of the world's leading experts on John "Appleseed" Chapman. Jones's lifelong passion for Chapman's life and work led him to found the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center and Outdoor Historical Drama in Mansfield, Ohio. The Center will open in June 2002. Jones has lectured on Johnny Appleseed at universities, organizations, and churches.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chrysalis Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0877853045
• ISBN 13: 9780877853046
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152
• Editor: JONES WILLIAM ELLERY