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Author:

Worth, Richard.

Title:

Johnny Appleseed : "select good seeds and plant them in good ground" / Richard Worth.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

128 : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Appleseed, Johnny,--1774-1845--Juvenile literature.
Appleseed, Johnny,--1774-1845--Influence--Juvenile literature.
Apple growers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Nurseries (Horticulture)--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Pioneers--Middle West--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--Middle West--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

An American hero -- Chapman and 18th century America -- Chapman in the West--The spirit of individualism -- The moveable nursery -- The War of 1812 -- Business and religion -- Chapman transforms the West -- The legacy of Johnny Appleseed -- Chronology -- Glossary.

Summary:

"Discusses the life of Johnny Appleseed, including his childhood in colonial America, his moveable nursery, the real stories behind his folk legend, and the legacy he left on American history"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Americans--the spirit of a nation

ISBN:

076603352X
9780766033528

LCCN:

2008048701

Locations:

NHPD993 -- Belmond Public Library (Belmond)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

3HSX245 -- Denison High School (Denison)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

ARPC277 -- Leon Public Library (Leon)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)