{"product_id":"johnny-appleseed-the-man-the-myth-the-american-story-paperback","title":"Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Means\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Finally, the cliché is peeled away and the essence of this utterly American character is so revealing. John Chapman comes alive here and it is a thrilling experience to escape the specific gravity of the decades of myth\" (Ken Burns).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-blood man beneath the many myths. It captures the boldness of an iconic American and the sadness of his last years, as the frontier marched past him, ever westward. And it shows how death liberated the legend and made of Johnny a barometer of the nation's feelings about its own heroic past and the supposed Eden it once had been. Howard Means does for America's inner frontier what Stephen Ambrose's \u003ci\u003eUndaunted Courage \u003c\/i\u003edid for its western one.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Means\u003c\/b\u003e is a former senior editor and senior writer at \u003ci\u003eWashingtonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That Changed the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Colin Powell: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady, and the All-Night Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecoauthored with Susan Sheehan. He lives in Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383717347506,"sku":"9781439178263","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6da5bcc8de5d524761c2fc0081444c59.webp?v=1777866931","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/johnny-appleseed-the-man-the-myth-the-american-story-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}