we have these tantalizing hints of john chapman. we know where and when he was born. we know more or less when he died on the wiki's can certainly be made that whoever is interred at the chapman appleseed gravesite in fort wayne is not john chapman. we are promissory notes and apple orders in his hand. we even have the wonderful trading post ledger back in warren, pennsylvania that shows chapman purchased two small histories shortly after crossing the alleghenies with his brother, daniel in nearly 1797. histories of what? priest royalty? ancient rome? ancient greece? it would be fascinating to know. there is no way to no one for showing. trying to penetrate the mystery needed almost irresistible as date, let's be honest, the sheer weirdness of its principal character. the mid-19th century historian ohio college have been the oddest dirt in our history and he was certainly every bit of that. i read in my book that he had the eye of a speculator, heart of a philanthropist, the courage of the frontiersman in wondering instincts of a nomad. in fact, and on the self canceli

wayne is not john chapman. we have promissory notes and we even have that wonderful trading post ledger back in warren pennsylvania that shows chapman purchased quote to too small history shortly after crossing the alleghenies with his brother nathaniel in the early 1797 but history of what? royalty, ancient roman aging greece? there is no way to know unfortunately. trying to penetrate that mystery made writing the book almost irresistible for me as dead, let's be honest the sheer weirdness of its principle character. the mid-19th century historian and ohio called chapman they the artist character in all our history and he was certainly every bit of that. i read in my book that he had the eye of the speculator, the heart of a philanthropist, the courage of their frontiersmen and the wondering instincts of a bedouin nomad. in fact he had almost self canceling nature. he wanted land that could never settle down on her. he ran a far-flung there should business and worked harder than anyone could and then he gave aw

who is john chapman, i'd ask in my favorite answer? the guy who murdered john lenno. [laughter] that was mark david chapman. i say this in the book that johnny appleseed might be the best known american about whom most americans know nothing real at all. i should add also that thanks to john and his friends, all that polling da faith traditions including pages and pages of demographic break downs is now in the possession of this museum and education center which is exactly where it belongs. there's the sheer mystery of it all trying to think about doing this book. thanks to a whole host of researchers, including florence wheeler who finally nailed down the chapman genealogy, we have these tent den ten that liesing hints of john. we know where he was born and more or less died. a case can be made who is at the grave site in wayne is not john chapman. we have apple orders in hand, even that wonderful trading post ledger back in warren, pennsylvania showing chapman purchased two small histories after crossing with his brother in early 1800s. it's fascinating to know, but

could there be a better summary of john chapman's life? what a fragile creations deserve is. 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

two centuries before there was some positive movement, john chapman created a lifestyle of simplicityitself. a level of consumption or drive the national economy back to the system of wide practice. snuff, the occasional toole, the rear wheel or night under a rented room, the board books, the was ought earth's resources he seemed to have needed and the books he recycled fairly well. johnny didn't merely live likely in the land he barely touched it even though he walked constantly it is the gift to be simple, the gift to be free, to is the gift to come down where you ought to be it goes. and when we find ourselves in the place just write it will be in the valley of love and the light. there'll be a 42 year summary of his life. a handful of people realized what a fragile creations the earth is chapman and appleseed were there too calling 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 ena

[applause] >> 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

mark david chapman, who killed john lennon, was once held there. so was david burkewitz.inic strauss-kahn is able to leave his jail cell and can go outside for an hour a day. but will be escorted by a corrections officer. inside, he's allowed to periodically walk around his housing area corridor where he can watch tv. >> everything is difficult. and the most difficult thing i think for any particular person is to deal with the dehumanization, because you're just one of 13,000 people, and to deal with being cut off from the outside world. >> in his first day at likers, he had one visitor. inmates can have up to three people per visit, not including attorneys who are given access to their clients any given day. mary snow, cnn, this morning. >>> still ahead, bernie madoff is serving more than 100 years, but his assets are up on the auction block. >>> and don't you hate it when people talk loudly on their cell phones in a restaurant or on a plane? tonight, this story winds up one woman on the "ridicu-list." a 16-hour cell phone conversation. we'll tell you where she was chatt

mark david chapman who killed john lennon was once held there, so was david berkowitz, the son of samecent years, little wayne spent time there on a weapons possession charge. strauss-khan is able to leave his jail cell says a prison spokesman and can go outside for an hour a day. it will be escorted by a correction's officer. inside, he's allowed to periodically walk around his housing area corridor where he watches tv. >> everything is difficult. and the most difficult thing i think for any particular person is to deal with the dehumanization because you're just one of 13,000 people. and to deal with being cut off from the outside world. >> reporter: in his first day at rikers, strauss-khan had one visitor. inmates can have three visits per week, up to three people per visit and that is not including attorneys who are given access to their clients on any given day. mary snow, cnn, new york. >>> we want to take you back to ireland now where queen elizabeth is beginning the second day of a visit with a trip to the guinness brewery in dublin. our reporter joins us now from ireland. >>

mark david chapman who killed john lennon was once held there.l killer. in recent years, rapper little wayne spent time there on a weapons possession charge. strass-kahn is able to leave his jail cell says a prison spokesman and can go outside for an hour a day. it will be escorted by a corrections officer. inside he is allowed to periodically walk around his housing area corridor where he can watch tv. >> everything is difficult. and the most difficult thing i think for any particular person is to deal with the dehumanization because you are just one of 13,000 people. and to deal with the cutoff from the outside world. >> reporter: strass-kahn like other inmates here have three visits a week with up to three people each visit. that does not say for an attorney, corrections department says his attorney can visit as many times on any given day. wolf? >> he does have one of the best criminal defense attorneys in the u.s. thank you. thanks very much, mary, for that. >>> let's get to a very, very different sex scandal now. bombshell confirmation arno

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all these family connections, john a. chapman, john chapman's mother first cousin was a guy who became known as count rumford and it is it is a fascinating character as you are likely to find, a sort of amoral benjamin franklin. [laughter]