this is his 10th book in its written a biography of johnny appleseed or john chapman and is here to tell us all about the book. the book is "johnny appleseed," the man, that's an american story. so i welcome howard. [applause] >> thank you, thank you very much. my book was published only five days ago and since then i've done taping sessions with some of the nationally syndicated radio shows. this is the first live event for "johnny appleseed" and it couldn't have been in a more appropriate. not only because we are in the newly renovated johnny appleseed center, joe dusek was one of the first people i contacted after simon and schuster agree to publish the book here before it written a word of it and show has been atrophic hope from day one, one of the johnny appleseed society arthur humphrey come if you don't know who he is, has done wonderful research in the research on chapmans interruption to emanuel swedenborg at church of the new jerusalem and also gave freely of his time and knowledge once i was able to latch onto him. i say let's although might be more a bloodsucking parasite. he

a lot of factors propelled chapman into appleseed. the natures, the natural tendency to exaggerate a good story, the times, the fact that so few threats help man to the real world but i also think that john chapman played -- is dawned on me as i was working on a booa central role and the transformation. elect to tell stories about himself and about his escapes come estimating feats of stamina. since he was his own wandering minstrel but while he talks a lot about many subjects especially foreign essential loner the one thing john chapman almost never talk about where the actual details of his life. he was well-known in ft. wayne when he died in march of 1845. it been living in and around the place for more than a decade and married a nice 300 plus word obituary. how old he might've been, the obituary writer had no clear and no clue to where he had been born or where he lived before coming to indiana except a vague sense that it was somewhere in ohio. in fact i think his obituary says he is -- he lived in the area of cleveland and while

howard means talk about his new book, his 10th book, and he wrote an biography about johnny appleseed or john chapman. the name of the book is "johnny appleseed, the man, the myth, and the american story. " i welcome howard. [applause] >> thank you, thank you very much. my book was published five daying ago, and i've done tapings with some of the syndicated radio shows, but this is the first live event for johnny appleseed, and, of course, it can't happen in a more appropriate place not only because we're in the museum. joe was one the first people i contracted after simon agreed to publish the book, but before i wrote a words of it, and joe's been a terrific help from day one, author humphrey helped and he gave freely of his time and knowledge once i was able to lanch on to him, and i say latch, but maybe more of a blood sucking parasite. [laughter] while i'm digressing at the beginning, i should also add that one of the problems i faced in the book from the beginning was who to refer to john chapman and when to refer to him as johnny appleseed. in general, chapman refers to the historical figure an

chapman and appleseed were there too coddling major as if she were a newborn baby. that might be the greatest gift of our own time. john chapman had scripture emerging along. not the bottle but swedenborg. all things in the world exists from the divine origin closed with such forms in nature as perfect their use and correspond to higher things. however it came to be, by god's hand or cosmic accident, by whatever label one comes to the challenge, secular green, planetary survival, this global of our needs someone to show us how to love it better and as he always was in life johnny appleseed is waiting out there even now, a razor thin line between present and future, man ed smith, ready to lead the way. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> eleanor roosevelt's years as first lady. the author details mrs. roosevelt's involvement in politics and her transformation of the position of first lady from one that was largely unacknowledged to prominent political actor. ms. beasley takes questions for a little over an hour.

a handful of people realized what a fragile creations the earth is chapman and appleseed were there toocalling nature as if she were a newborn baby and that may be the greatest gift of our own time. john chapman had scripture urging him of not only the bible but sweden all things in the world excess from the divine origin closed with such forms of nature has enabled them to exist and perfect their use and correspond to high your things. but however it came to be, by god's hand or nothmo

arthur howard means looking at the lifeless land speculator and evangelist john chapman who became known as johnny appleseed. for more information, visit the website at howard means.com. >> up next on booktv, subway discovers what took to the role. evangelicalism provided by a trip of good versus evil in north and south america as a politically mediated resolution between the two sides became unrealistic due to the inclusion of religion in political affairs. this lasts about an hour. >> 150 years ago today, the firing on fort sumter in charleston harbor launched for bloody terrible year as we know as american civil war. we realize the impact of that conflict has been felt in almost every area of our culture cents. it has shaped our nation in ways good and bad end remains a focal point for controversy, discussion and dispute for millions of people. if you have any doubt about that, consider that just yesterday the placement of an historical plaque denoting the union burning of the lancet during the civil war was protested by the naacp because of its location in the middle of atlanta civil rights district was