Little Brother of the Wilderness: The Story of Johnny Appleseed

Year of Publication
1947
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
68 p.
Language
English
Author
Illustrator: Betty Alden
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
City
New York
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Abstract

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.

Author Biography

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.

Time

1790s

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