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neil-gaiman · 1 year

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I've been meaning to ask this for a while. When you wrote American Gods, why did you write Apple Johnny with a wife, when the real John Chapman never married and never had children? I'm just curious. American Gods is one of my favorite books and it's one of the little details that's always puzzled me. Thank you! ❤️

Because that was one of the many stories about Johnny Appleseed. The character in American Gods is the Myth, not the Man.

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theivorybilledwoodpecker · 23 days

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#palestine #israel #gaza #John Chapman #Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha #Damian Sobol #James Henderson #Lalzawmi Frankcom #Jacob Flickinger #James Kirby

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pedroam-bang · 5 months

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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uwmspeccoll · 2 years

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Happy Birthday John Chapman, A.K.A Johnny Appleseed!

On this day, September 26th, in 1774, John Chapman (1774 - 1845) was born in Massachusetts. You probably know him by his nickname, Johnny Appleseed. The Story of Johnny Appleseed is a book from early in the career of prolific children’s book author and illustrator Aliki. Published by Prentice-Hall in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., this 1963 book is part of our Historical Curriculum Collection.

As is often the case with historical figures that take on a mythical status, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. Aliki’s story perpetuates the legend of Johnny Appleseed as a wanderer, leaving a trail of freshly planted apple trees forever in his wake. Chapman did travel extensively, but he did so to establish tree nurseries, fenced in to ward off livestock and wildlife, claiming the land he planted for himself. He would return to check on them, and sell the mature trees for a handsome profit, every few years. By some estimations, he staked his claim to over a thousand acres of land! Despite this financial success, the stories of his frugality appear to be based in reality. He was frequently shoeless, with threadbare or makeshift clothing. The common imagery of his wearing a cooking pot as a hat appears to be fiction, though he did, reportedly, sport a tin hat that he would sometimes eat out of. As a devotee of The New Church, he believed his asceticism would be rewarded in the afterlife.

Another quasi-myth is that Chapman’s apple evangelism was rooted in feeding the people of the American frontier, exemplified by the classic apple-with-one-bite imagery on Aliki’s cover. However, apples at this time were not for eating, they were for making cider! The fermented, boozy kind! In his book The Botany of Desire, Michal Pollan likens Chapman to an American Dionysus, bringing alcohol to the homesteaders.

While some of the mythos around Chapman may have been distorted over the years, Johnny Appleseed had already reached a legendary status in his own time. He was known throughout the frontier for his pauper’s style, his generosity and kindness to all living creatures, his devotion to his religious beliefs, and of course, for his apples.

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fashionartfilmalien · 21 days

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This is not an isolated incident. UNRWA and other humanitarian groups have been stopped by Netanyahu. Six World Central Kitchen aid workers and one Palestinian driver were killed by an Israeli airstrike in this ongoing slaughter and politically planned famine of innocent civilians in Gaza. WCK with their trucks labeled, coordinated their deliveries with the Israeli military’s awareness and still they were targeted. These aid workers and that driver had families, one pictured with his wife and baby, had dual Canadian/American citizenship. They were compassionate and cared about the 2 Million displaced refugees who are starving as famine is being used as a means for annihilation. President Biden continues to reward Netanyahu’s administration for its war crimes with billions of dollars in weapons transfers including one transfer this past week worth 2.5 Billion. Biden and AIPAC sponsored Corporate Democrats and Republicans in office take Israeli lobby money which also enriches U.S. military defense contractors. According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, over 15,000 children have been brutally bombed, starved, or shot to death. Innocent men and women have been tortured, lost their homes either to endless brutal bombardments, or violent religious fundamentalists Israeli settlers who are sponsored by Netanyahu’s far right authoritarian government. All adult males according to Netanyahu are “terrorist” or labeled “terrorist” after death. These Palestinians are 2 Million displaced refugees without any quality of life, without a future, without a civilized world protecting them. This is unacceptable, but unfortunately I know the Biden administration will never hold Israel accountable for this crime, or any other crime against humanity. Biden can make P.R. statements or have John Kirby cover for Israel even with the bold face lie of “the state department has looked at incidents in the past and has yet to determine any of those incidents violate international humanitarian law.” Actions speak louder than words. President Biden’s actions and Kirby’s lies are outrageous and heinous. #worldcentralkitchen #gaza @euromedhr #gazagenocide #civiliansmatter @washingtonpost

#saifeddin issam ayad abutaha #lalzawmi zomi frankcom #damian sobol #jacob flickinger #john chapman #james henderson #james kirby #gaza genocide #gaza famine #Biden stop supporting genocide #the washington post #euro med human rights monitor #euro med monitor #innocent civilians matter

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filosofablogger · 23 days

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Good People Doing Good Things -- Gone But Not Forgotten

Chef José Andrés and the people who make up the World Central Kitchen have featured in a number of my ‘good people’ posts since 2018 (see links below). It is with great sadness that I once again highlight them today, after 7 of them were killed yesterday while being good people, trying to provide food for starving Palestinians in Gaza. World Central Kitchens will continue to do what they have…

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#chef José Andrés #Damian Sobol #Jacob Flickinger #James Henderson #James Kirby #John Chapman #Lalzawmi Frankcom #Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha #World Central Kitchen

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lindahall · 2 years

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John Chapman – Scientist of the Day

John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, nurseryman extraordinaire, was born Sep. 26, 1774, in Massachusetts.

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dude-storm · 1 year

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John Chapman

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disneyboot · 1 year

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tom4jc · 4 months

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Alone At Dawn (book review)

Title: Alone At DawnAuthors: Dan Schilling & Lori Chapman LongfritzPublisher: Grand Central PublishingDate: 2019Pages: 329 Alone At Dawn (book review) The authors, Dan Schilling, 30 year special operations and Combat Control veteran, and Lori Chapman Longfritz, sister to John Chapman, set out to tell the complete true story of John Chapman, a Medal of Honor recipient, in this book. It took them…

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#Afghanistan war #Alone At Dawn #Book Review #Combat Control #Dan Schilling #Delta Force #Grand Central Publishing #John Chapman #Lori Champan Longritz #Medal of Honor recipient #Navy Seals #self sacrifice #special forces #true story

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benjaminasimpson · 6 months

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Receiving Silence and Resting in Prayer

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash In his Spiritual Letters, Abbot John Chapman offers this counsel regarding the practice of prayer, away from efforts that are strenuous and exhausting, and toward an experience of prayer that is contemplative, restful, and peaceful. What does Chapman think is the right way to approach a contemplative experience of prayer? I think the right way is (1) indirect…