Better Known as Johnny Appleseed

Better Known as Johnny Appleseed is a children's book by Mabel Leigh Hunt. It presents the life and legend of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, in nine stories, each named for a variety of apple such as those Johnny planted in the Midwest river valleys. Each story takes him westward from the Youghiogheny to the Mississippi.^[1] The first edition was illustrated by James Daugherty.^[2] It was published in 1950 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1951.^[3]

First edition
(publ. J. B. Lippincott & Co.)