American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Fitzgerald, Isaac
American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Fitzgerald, Isaac

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path...
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Author: Isaac Fitzgerald
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Fitzgerald, Isaac

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

$38.40
American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Fitzgerald, Isaac

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

$38.40
Author: Isaac Fitzgerald
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both takes him far from home and brings him closer to it.

"Rollicking, heartfelt. . . . Made me feel the kind of wonder and hope I've been longing for." --John Green, author of Everything Is Tuberculosis

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.

Author: Isaac Fitzgerald
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.42w x 1.22d
ISBN: 9780593537794


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026
Library Journal 04/24/2026 pg. 1

About the Author
ISAAC FITZGERALD is the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts (winner of the New England Book Award). He is also the author of the bestselling children's book How to Be a Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). He appears frequently on The Today Show, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He lives with his wife and their two dogs on the North Fork of Long Island.
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