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The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’

Trista November 12, 2019 16 min

Into the Wild - Stampede Trail — Christopher, in one of his self-timed pictures outside of the bus he would ultimately pass away in. Credit: Wikipedia

Christopher Attended Emory University

Candler Library at Emory University, where Christopher would have gone as a student. Credit: Wikipedia

Chris attended Emory University, located in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Emory in May 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology, though he didn’t technically ever practice in either field. It did. however, make sense for him to have an interest in these areas of study since he enjoyed nature so much. So what exactly happened to him after he decided to trek across Alaska?

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Christopher Attended Emory University

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