Rent: Into the Wild

By Jon Krakauer

Overview & Description

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....

Book Details

ISBN 10: 0307387178
ISBN 13: 9780307387172
207 pages.
First Published:1/13/1996
List Price:13.95
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falconrider writes,

A fascinating read, even after seeing the movie. The book provides a lot more background and slightly differing theories on how McCandless actually died.