The Wild Truth
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Call Number: 929.9 McC
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Worth -- Strength -- Unconditional Love -- 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 ... 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.
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Family Secrets submitted by monkk on July 16, 2015, 2:00pm I didn't know how much of the McCandless family history was left out of Into the Wild, but here it is. Written by Chris' sister Carine twenty years after Chris died, it fills in a lot of gaps you may not have even known were there. I really liked this book!
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Year Published: 2014
Description: xv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062325143
0062325140
SUBJECTS
McCandless, Christopher Johnson, -- 1968-1992 -- Family.
McCandless, Christopher Johnson, -- 1968-1992.
McCandless, Carine.
Adventure and adventurers -- Alaska -- Biography.
Brothers and sisters -- Biography.
Abused children -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- Biography.
Child abuse.