Better known as Johnny Appleseed : production material, ca. 1948-1966.

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Better known as Johnny Appleseed : production material, ca. 1948-1966.

Corrected typescript with front matter, correspondence, notes, clippings. A story of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, based on the author's life-long study of the beloved American pioneer, missionary, and apple lover.

Manuscripts: 4 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7812961

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Appleseed, Johnny, 1774-1845

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John Chapman (b. September 26, 1774, Leominster, Massachusetts-d. March 18, 1845, Fort Wayne, Indiana) was better known as Johnny Appleseed. He became a legend while he was alive for planting trees throughout the United States....

Hunt, Mabel Leigh, 1892-1971

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Mabel Leigh Hunt was born November 1, 1892 in Coatsville, Indiana. She attended DePauw University and Western Reserve University Library School and later worked as a children's librarian. In 1934, she published her first book for children, Lucinda: A Little Girl of 1860. The story drew on her mother's Quaker upbringing in nineteenth century Indiana and was praised by critics for its "evocation" of the Indiana countryside. She drew on her Quaker background for several other books and she tried to...