Into the Wild
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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. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the gripping true story of Christopher McCandless, who gave away his savings, abandoned his possessions, and set out to live deliberately in the wild.
Jon Krakauer retraces McCandless's journey across America, uncovering the mystery of what drove this idealistic graduate to reject conventional life. Drawing on personal letters, interviews with those who encountered him, and his own experiences in the Alaskan wilderness, Krakauer crafts a haunting exploration of wanderlust, self-reliance, and the often perilous gap between romantic ideals and harsh reality. A powerful meditation on the call of the wild and the complexities of the human spirit.
