{"product_id":"9780877853046","title":"Johnny Appleseed: A Voice in the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe man popularly credited with planting apple trees throughout the Midwest, John \"Appleseed\" Chapman epitomizes the American folk hero and pioneer: a man of humble origins who headed west to seek his destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this collection bring to life the real Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845). A courageous, God-fearing, peaceful, and spartan figure, Chapman was welcomed by settlers and Native Americans alike. He was an unusual businessman — one who believed that his \"wealth\" was sown in the trees he planted rather than in banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut most of all, Johnny Appleseed was a lover of nature whose respect for all living things was born of his faith. An itinerant \"missionary,\" he provided settlers with \"news fresh from heaven\" — pages from the works of eighteenth-century theologian Emanuel Swedenborg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor William Ellery Jones has updated historical essays that explore how Chapman's legend grew both during and after his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swedenborg Foundation Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019142676720,"sku":"9780877853046","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780877853046_p0.jpg?v=1763845956","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780877853046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}