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The Life of Johnny Appleseed

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Myth of Johnny Appleseed

According to the lore, he ran bareheaded and barefooted, leaving its sunset and running through the night. He would raise the alarm at farms and homesteads that he passed on the way as he ran to Fort Mount Vernon. This whole story probably has a fair amount of... It's been mythologized.

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