| International Standard Book Number |
9781420540529 (large print)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1420540521 (large print)
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| Personal Name |
Fitzgerald, Isaac, author.
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| Title Statement |
American rambler : walking the trail of Johnny Appleseed / Isaac Fitzgerald.
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| Edition Statement |
Large print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
525 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"As a child, Isaac Fitzgerald was captivated by Johnny Appleseed, drawn to the legend by family ties, his father's larger-than-life stories, and a shared restlessness to leave home and discover what lay beyond. In American Rambler, he sets out on a year-long journey to follow Appleseed's path, walking (okay, sometimes driving, and at one point, even floating downstream) from Massachusetts to Indiana. On this journey, Fitzgerald turns a childhood fascination into a profound reckoning of loss and grief, ritual and faith, grimy gas station bathrooms and scenic apple picking. He is followed by a mysterious creature, camps in hostile environments, trespasses more than once, and is warmed by the generosity of strangers at every turn. A moving blend of memoir, history, and travelogue, American Rambler is at once an ode to the American heartland, a meditation on escaping the breakneck pace of modern life, and a clear-eyed look at the myths -- often violent, sometimes hopeful, frequently romanticized -- at the very core of American identity and history."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Appleseed, Johnny, 1774-1845.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Fitzgerald, Isaac Travel.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Travel Psychological aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Apple growers United States.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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