APPLESEED. THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JOHN CHAPMAN - Tecno-Libro

in 1798, John Chapman planted his first apple tree nursery. . Over the next forty years, he walked hundreds of miles and planted thousands of apple trees all over the expanding frontier. . Long before he died, Chapman had earned the nickname, John Appleseed. . He was an entrepreneur, pioneer, landowner, farmer, missionary, and friend to all. . Dressed in ragged clothes, he protected settlers from indian attacks, helped them build cabins, and was a constant source of wonder and inspiration to everyone he met, a legend in his own time. Today we think of planting apple trees as primitive and quaint, but in Chapman s day, it was vitally important for survival on the frontier. . it was this immeasurable aid to his fellow man that opened the door for Chapman to do the very thing he had crossed the wilderness to do: proclaim the gospel. . The story of John Chapman is as compelling today as when he was alive. . it is the story of an ordinary man who c