Johnny Appleseed: The Eccentric Man Behind the Great American Legend

Johnny Appleseed: The Eccentric Man Behind the Great American LegendConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 795, Segment 2

Dec 21, 2020 • 10m

Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman, was a pioneer of the American frontier, and an eccentric one at that. He's a larger-than-life figure with a story we've all helped to promote and expand. His history, though, is a bit more complicated than the Disney biopic lets on. Guest: Howard Means, journalist and author, "Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story"

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