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Steven Rinella

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The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

He falls into debt.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

He falls into drinking.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

So at a very young age, Chapman and his half-brother Nathaniel, I think, kind of sensing that things are rough around the house, set out, and they go west.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

More and more people are moving onto the East Coast.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

It's becoming what would feel like, especially to somebody like Chapman, who I think had a little bit of itchy feet and liked to spend people alone.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Again, remember I said I love juxtaposition.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Itchy feet.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

He was a wanderer.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

He was a rambler.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

But you know how I like juxtaposition?

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Yeah.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Like, again, he liked to be alone, but he clearly also enjoyed the company of others.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

But I do think he wanted to set out.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And so he set off.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

We don't know much about him and how he gets to Western Pennsylvania, but he and his half-brother get to Western Pennsylvania.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

They get over the Alleghenies, get to Western Pennsylvania where Broken Straw Creek is.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

meets the Allegheny around the area of what is now Warren, Pennsylvania.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

There's a story, again, alleged.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

But that's a bloody ground at that time, right?