{"product_id":"9780877856276","title":"The Core of Johnny Appleseed: The Unknown Story of a Spiritual Trailblazer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent biographies of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, have portrayed him as anything from a schizophrenic wandering ascetic to a hedonistic pleasure-seeker. But who was the real man behind the misconceptions?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this spiritual biography, Ray Silverman explores the stories and the popular misconceptions about Johnny Appleseed as well as the truths behind the legends. As a businessman, Chapman owned nineteen nurseries and twenty other land holdings throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, brokering deals that belie the popular image of him as a wandering nomad with a tin pot on his head. But it is only once we talk about Chapman’s spiritual convictions that we come to the core of who he was: a thoughtful and also joyful Christian who was deeply moved by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.\u003c\/p\u003e The picture that emerges is of a lighthearted person whose convictions led him to seek harmony not only in nature but in the spiritual realms also—and to share his bounty with as many people as he could.","brand":"Swedenborg Foundation Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072629129456,"sku":"9780877856276","price":12.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780877856276_p0.jpg?v=1763846016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780877856276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}