Johnny Appleseed

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Legends say that in the late 1700s a barefoot man with a pot on his head wandered around the American frontier planting apple trees.  People called this crazy character Johnny Appleseed.  But was he a real person or a made up character?  

There are certainly a lot of stories about Johnny Appleseed like this one from Disney.  

It turns out Johnny Appleseed was a real person.  His name was John Chapman and he really did walk around barefoot with a pot on his head.  But more importantly, he was famous for growing apple trees and giving them to settlers.  That is why people called him by the nickname Johnny Appleseed.    

You can read more about Johnny Appleseed and other historic US tree stories at this link.  

Thanks for listening.  this has been Cassie Brenn for fastfoodenglish.blogspot.com.