Jon Krakauer is the author of Eiger Dreams:Ventures Among Men and Mountains and Into Thin Air:A Personal Account of the Mt.Everest Disaster.A contributing editor to Outside,he writes for many national magzines and newspapers.His Outside article on Chris McCandless was a finalist for a National Magazine Award.He has also won the American Alpine Literary Award.He and his wife live in Seattle,Washington.
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...
"Terrifying...Eloquent...A heart-rending drama wandering of human yearning."-- The New York Times
"A narrative of arresting force. Anyone who ever fancied wandering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look. It's gripping stuff."-- The Washington Post
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