The Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed

by Durrant, Lynda

• ISBN13: 9780618234875
• ISBN10: 061823487X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-20
• Publisher: Clarion Books

Summary

In 1783, when John Chapman was nine, his father planted some apple seeds around their one-room cabin. A few years later, the fruit of those apple trees was feeding the growing Chapman family. Young Johnny marveled how all that was needed for this miracle to occur was the sun, the rain, and the apple seed . . . and so the seeds of a remarkable life took root.This engaging new account of a man whose name is known to all American schoolchildren incorporates the facts of John Chapmans life while evoking the fanciful and fantastic aspects of his character. By providing an inside look at Johnnys convictions and quirks, his visions and voices, the author achieves an intimacy with and an understanding of her subject that make his story both dramatic and satisfying. With insight and clarity, Durrant shows that Johnny Appleseed was not only the stuff of legend but also a very real man, an eccentric visionary who was generations ahead of his time.Here is a vivid fictional portrait of a real-life American folk hero, rich with colorful and carefully researched historic detail. Afterword, bibliography.

Author Biography

Lynda Durrant is the author of five well-received historical novels for Clarion, several of which have been named to state children’s choice awards lists. She lives in Bath, Ohio, with her family and a horse named Irish.

Table of Contents

Genesis
The Loaves and the Fishes, 1782	p. 3
The First Circle, 1797-99	p. 15
Starting Out, 1799	p. 29
The Winter, 1799-1800	p. 42
Exodus
A Circle of Friends, 1800	p. 59
Another Circle of Friends, 1801	p. 72
The Richfield Nonesuch, 1805	p. 83
A Trumpet in the Wilderness, 1812	p. 96
New Deonosadaga, 1812	p. 109
The Kingdom
Fox and Wolf, 1836	p. 117
The Old States, 1836	p. 132
A Circle Breaks, 1836	p. 143
Caesar, 1840	p. 156
Four-Thousand-Fold, 1840	p. 167
Speed Farm, 1841	p. 183
Afterword	p. 195
Sources	p. 199
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