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Into the wild

Chris McCandless, an intensely idealistic young man from an affluent East Coast family, graduated with honors in 1990 from Emory University, changed his name, burned all his money, and vanished in search of a raw, transcendent experience. In April 1992, he hitchhiked from Montana to Alaska and walked "into the wild" to begin his adventure, carrying little more than a rifle, 10 pounds of rice, and a collection of books by Tolstoy and Thoreau.

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  • "Chris McCandless, an intensely idealistic young man from an affluent East Coast family, graduated with honors in 1990 from Emory University, changed his name, burned all his money, and vanished in search of a raw, transcendent experience. In April 1992, he hitchhiked from Montana to Alaska and walked "into the wild" to begin his adventure, carrying little more than a rifle, 10 pounds of rice, and a collection of books by Tolstoy and Thoreau."@en
  • "The story of Chris McCandless, a young man whose solo journey into the wilds of Alaska ended in death after four months, explores the allure of wilderness felt by Americans."@en
  • "Young Chris McCandless, on a vision quest, tries life in the wilds of Alaska, only to make fatal mistakes."
  • "Young Chris McCandless, on a vision quest, tries life in the wilds of Alaska, only to make fatal mistakes."@en
  • "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. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. 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."@en
  • "Soon to be a major motion picture; directed by Sean Penn, starring Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, William Hurt, and Marcia Gay Harden. 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. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. 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 McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the dries and desires that propelled McCandless. Digging deeply, he takes an inherently compelling mystery and unravels the larger riddles it holds: the profound pull of the American wilderness on our imagination; the allure of high-risk activities to young men of a certain cast of mind; the complex, charged bond between fathers and sons."@en
  • "In April 1992 a 24-year-old man from the Washington, D.C. suburbs named Chris McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness below Mount McKinley armed only with a small caliber rifle and a 10-pound bag of rice. Four months later, his emaciated corpse was found at his Alaska campsite by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild."@en
  • "Recounts the story of Chris McCandless, who died while trying to escape civilization and build a life in the Alaskan wilderness."@en
  • "Tells the tragic story of Christopher Johnson McCandless, who in April 1992, hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness to adopt an alternative lifestyle."@en
  • "Chris McCandless graduated with honors in 1990 from Emory University, changed his name, burned all his money, and vanished, in search of a raw, transcendent experience."@en

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