Johnny Appleseed and His Time: An Historical Romance

TitleJohnny Appleseed and His Time: An Historical Romance
Year of Publication1930
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes379 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsPershing, Henry A.
PublisherShenandoah Publishing House
CityStrasburg, VA
Keywordsflatboats; John Chapman (1774-1845); missionaries; nurserymen; pioneers
Abstract

A biographical novel of the semi-legendary John Chapman (1774-1845), best known as “Johnny Appleseed.” The book describes early Pittsburgh as "some seventy-five poorly constructed log cabins, some without any windows, dirty surroundings, poverty and squalor on all sides."

Author Biography

Henry A. Pershing was a local historian in South Bend, Indiana and the owner of a printing company there.

Time

1790s