TY - SER KW - flatboats KW - pioneers KW - nurserymen KW - John Chapman (1774-1845) AU - Meridel Le Sueur AU - Betty Alden AB -

A biographical novel of the semi-legendary John Chapman (1774-1845), best known as “Johnny Appleseed,” which summarizes his Pittsburgh years and covers his annual return to Western Pennsylvania’s cider mills for seeds.

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1790s

C3 - Allegheny County; Ohio River; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Ft. Duquesne; Ft. Pitt C4 - Children’s; Biographical; Historical; Folklore; Christian; Road CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 -

A biographical novel of the semi-legendary John Chapman (1774-1845), best known as “Johnny Appleseed,” which summarizes his Pittsburgh years and covers his annual return to Western Pennsylvania’s cider mills for seeds.

PB - Alfred A. Knopf PP - New York PY - 1947 RN -

Meridel Le Sueur (1900-96) was a socialist and working-class writer best known for her stories about the Great Depression. Betty Alden (1921-2003) was an artist.

EP - 68 p. TI - Little Brother of the Wilderness: The Story of Johnny Appleseed ER -