An Evening with Isaac Fitzgerald, Author of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed, A Ferguson Celebrates the USA at 250 Program

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An evening with author Isaac Fitzgerald, who will discuss his book American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed. 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, 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. Book sale and signing to follow presentation. Registration required. Isaac Fitzgerald is The New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, winner of a New England Book Award and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award. A frequent contributor on The Today Show, 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). 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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• American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny AppleseedIsaac Fitzgerald

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Ferguson Library

1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06904

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