The Resource Into the wild, Jon Krakauer
Into the wild, Jon Krakauer
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Villard, c1996
- Isbn
- 9780613033572
- Label
- Into the wild
- Title
- Into the wild
- Statement of responsibility
- Jon Krakauer
- Subject
-
- truePacific Northwest literature
- trueIdealism in men
- trueNature
- trueAlaska
- trueWayfaring life
- Alaska -- Biography
- trueSports and competition -- Mountaineering
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Disasters and tragedies
- trueDeath
- trueAdventure
- trueThe West (United States)
- Wayfaring life -- Alaska
- trueAdventure writing -- Survival
- trueAdventurers -- United States -- Biography
- McCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Large type books
- trueWilderness survival
- Hitchhiking -- Alaska
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueTravelers -- United States -- Biography
- trueAsceticism
- trueHitchhiking
- trueBooks to movies
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueMcCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992
- trueMen and nature
- trueYoung men -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later, explores the fascinating allure that the wilderness has for the American imagination
- Award
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- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 1999.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1997
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 180052
- Cataloging source
- SGR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Krakauer, Jon
- Dewey number
- 917.98045
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 1270
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- McCandless, Christopher Johnson
- Adventure and adventurers
- Wayfaring life
- Hitchhiking
- Alaska
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Into the wild, Jon Krakauer
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Villard, c1996
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 221871
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Isbn
- 9780613033572
- Isbn Type
- (prebound)
- Lccn
- 96043566
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm35559213
- (OCoLC)35559213
- Label
- Into the wild, Jon Krakauer
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Villard, c1996
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 221871
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Isbn
- 9780613033572
- Isbn Type
- (prebound)
- Lccn
- 96043566
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm35559213
- (OCoLC)35559213
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAdventure
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography
- trueAdventure writing -- Survival
- trueAdventurers -- United States -- Biography
- trueAlaska
- Alaska -- Biography
- trueAsceticism
- trueBiographies
- trueBooks to movies
- trueDeath
- trueHitchhiking
- Hitchhiking -- Alaska
- trueIdealism in men
- Large type books
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Disasters and tragedies
- McCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992
- trueMcCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992
- trueMen and nature
- trueNature
- truePacific Northwest literature
- trueSports and competition -- Mountaineering
- trueThe West (United States)
- trueTravelers -- United States -- Biography
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueWayfaring life
- Wayfaring life -- Alaska
- trueWilderness survival
- trueYoung men -- United States -- Biography
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAdventure writing
- trueBiographies
- trueBiography
- trueBooks to movies
- Large type books
- trueLife stories
- truePacific Northwest literature
- trueSports and competition
Included in
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Nonfiction (Grades 6-12)
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1997
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