Johnny Appleseed

The Joffrey became known as the Johnny Appleseed of dance.

Truly American Dance 2007

But "the oddest character in all our history," Banning wrote in 1862, was John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

A Pro-Growth Strategy Bill Kauffman 2011

John Chapman , known as Johnny Appleseed, for planting this import in much of the country and making it as American as Mom - at least in pie.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Barbara Damrosch 2011

This was how John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, died on MARCH 18, 1845.

Dakota Voice 2009

John Chapman, commonly known as Johnny Appleseed, is just one of the important figures that helped shape the history of Knox County.

Mount Vernon News 2009

Many Americans have an image of a tall, gaunt, bearded man, a kind of Johnny Appleseed of American folk music playing his banjo across the country in high schools, churches and college campuses and union halls, at civil rights marches and anti-war protests.

Folk Legend Pete Seeger Looks Back 2005

This singular man was John Chapman, better known as "Johnny Appleseed," from his penchant for gathering apple-seeds at the cider-presses in western Pennsylvania, bringing them to Ohio, planting them at suitable places, so when the pioneer came he would find an abundance of young apple trees ready for planting.

Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Various

And, a kind of Johnny Appleseed of the squash kingdom, he enjoys "guerilla gardening," or throwing seeds here and there, in his words, "watching nature make something out of that."

statesman.com - Highschool 2010

This religious 'Johnny Appleseed' mentality has been infused in mens minds and has done absolutely nothing for the children.

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009

If you play the part of Abigail Adams or Johnny Appleseed in a fourth-grade play, you're never going to forget it as long as you live.

Don't Know Much About History Brian Bolduc 2011