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The wild truth

"The ... story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just ... Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller ......

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Main Author: McCandless, Carine (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
McCandless, Christopher Johnson, > 1968-1992 > Family.
McCandless, Christopher Johnson, > 1968-1992.
McCandless, Carine.
Adventure and adventurers > Alaska > Biography.
Brothers and sisters > United States > Biography.
Abused children > United States > Biography.
Dysfunctional families > United States > Biography.
Child abuse > United States.
Summary: "The ... story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just ... Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller ... and Sean Penn's ... film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris's life and his journey has not yet been told--until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in [this book], written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister. Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: xv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780062325143 (hbk.)
0062325140 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Carine McCandless is an entrepreneur, activist, and author. She has been successfully self-employed since she started her first company at the age of nineteen. She is the sister of Chris McCandless, who was the subject of the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Her memoir, The Wild Truth, was published in 2014.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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