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The wild truth / Carine McCandless ; foreword by Jon Krakauer.
Van Pelt Library CT274.M31 M32 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCandless, Carine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992--Family.
- McCandless, Christopher Johnson.
- McCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992.
- McCandless, Carine.
- Adventure and adventurers--Alaska--Biography.
- Adventure and adventurers.
- Siblings--United States--Biography.
- Siblings.
- Abused children--United States--Biography.
- Abused children.
- Dysfunctional families--United States--Biography.
- Dysfunctional families.
- Child abuse--United States.
- Child abuse.
- Brothers and sisters.
- Families.
- United States.
- Alaska.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, as told by his beloved and trusted sister.
- "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.
- Contents:
- Worth
- Strength
- Unconditional Love
- Truth.
- ISBN:
- 0062325140
- 9780062325143
- OCLC:
- 878510866
- Publisher Number:
- 99961959463
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