The first thing I want y'all to know is that each of these Apple John stories is absolutely true! Well...maybe some facts have been fudged a bit and names changed to protect the guilty. A few facts have been slightly modified, left out, or added for clarity. Other than that, it's ALL TRUE! Apple John is a real person; he lives in the Big Hungry area near Hendersonville, North Carolina. No one knows for sure why he is called "Apple John", but I suspect it's because he's usually seen munching on an apple (with another handy in his back pocket). This book contains 17 short stories about the mythical Apple John. This debut collection of short stories is from author Chick Ludwig.