Pawpaw: in search of America's forgotten fruit

Part I. Pawpaws in history

What's a pawpaw?

A brief history of pawpaws in America

A tale of two fruits

Part II. Pawpaws to the people

Johnny Pawpawseed

Hunting the lost Ketter fruit

Peterson's gambit

In the orchard

The Ohio Pawpaw Festival

Tobacco, acetogenins, and ice cream

The Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association

Into the woods: a new orchard

Part III. Way down yonder: travels in the pawpaw belt

St. Louis

Historic Virginia

North Carolina

Down South

Appalachia

Cherokee

North and Midwest

Appendix 1: Pawpaw ice cream

Appendix 2: a selection of pawpaw nurseries

Appendix 3: cultivar profiles and impressions.