Johnny Appleseed: A Voice in the Wilderness

By: "Jones, William Ellery"

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers:

Edition: 7

Seller ID: 9780877853046

ISBN: 0877853045

Condition: GOOD

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Every autumn all over the country, students and teachers turn to the legend of Johnny Appleseed, an American folk hero popularized by Walt Disney Studios and hundreds of local events. As the republication of the classic anthology, Johnny Appleseed: A Voice in the Wilderness shows, the real man is even more fascinating than his popular persona. Born in Leominster, Massachnusetts, in 1774, John Chapman became famous in mid-western America as a conservationist, horticulturist, hero of the War of 1812, and spiritual visionary. What most Americans do not know about this folk legend is that his inne... View more info

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

By: "Kuralt, Charles"

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Simon & Schuster:

Seller ID: 9780684863443

ISBN: 0684863448

Condition: very good

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"Time" magazine once hailed Charles Kuralt as "the laureate of the common man." and in this final collection. Kuralt once again portrays the people, the places, and the things that define our nation. Culled from his final project, a series of brief television essays in the spirit of his famous "On the Road" reports, "Charles Kuralt's American Moments" introduces a host of American characters and scenes, and imbues them with charm, simplicity, and elegance. From the dedication of the man who handcrafts the president's shoes to the quiet beauty of a covered bridge, they are all symbols of an Am... View more info

Charles Kuralt's America

By: "Kuralt, Charles"

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Anchor:

Seller ID: 9780385485104

ISBN: 0385485107

Condition: very good

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Bestselling interview book with ordinary Americans weaves a tapestry of America. View more info

P.S.

By: "Terkel, Studs"

Price: $8.45

Publisher: NEW PR:

Seller ID: 9781595584236

ISBN: 1595584234

Condition: GOOD

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian and nonagenarian makes a selection of his favorite unpublished writings, broadcasts, and interviews. Millions of Studs Terkel fans have come to know the prizewinning oral historian through his landmark books--""The Good War," Hard Times, Working, Will the Circle Be Unbroken?," and many others. Few people realize, however, that much of Studs's best work was not collected into these thematic volumes and has, in fact, never been published. "P.S." brings together these significant and deeply enjoyable writings for the first time. The pieces in "P.S... View more info