Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Biography & Autobiography1998 · 205 pages · ~4 hr read

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer
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In April 1992 a twenty-four-year-old from the Washington, D.C., suburbs named Chris McCandless walked into the Alaska wilderness below Mt. McKinley with a small-caliber rifle and a ten-pound bag of rice. Four months later, his emaciated corpse was found at his campsite by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

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About Into the Wild

What is Into the Wild about?

In April 1992 a twenty-four-year-old from the Washington, D.C., suburbs named Chris McCandless walked into the Alaska wilderness below Mt. McKinley with a small-caliber rifle and a ten-pound bag of rice. Four months later, his emaciated corpse was found at his campsite by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Who wrote Into the Wild?

Into the Wild was written by Jon Krakauer.

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