he's written a biography of johnny appleseed, or john chapman. the name of the book "johnny appleseed: the man, the myth, and the american story." i welcome howard. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. my book was published only five days ago. since then i've done some taping sessions with the nationally syndicated radio shows. this is the first live event, it couldn't happen in a more important place. we are in the johnny appleseed museum. joe besecker was one the first person i contacted after they agreed to public the book, but before i decided to write a word. one the johnny appleseed trustees, arthur humphrey. he has done wonderful research and the church of the jerusalem. i kindly latched -- and i say kindly latch, he might think i was a blood-sucking parasite. i should also add one the problems i face is when to refer to the title character as john chapman and when he is johnny appleseed. johnny chapman is the historical figure and appleseed the myth. that's what i try to hold to here in the comments. back to where we are -- i'm so