Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

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"Terrifying... Eloquent... A heart-rending drama of human yearning." --New York Times

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter.  How Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had...Read more
  • ISBN10 0613033574
  • ISBN13 9780613033572
  • Publish Date 20 January 1997 (first published 23 January 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos., Inc.
  • Edition Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English
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