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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

Outside Magazine Featured a Profile On His Life

The Outside Magazine Cover with the Chris McCandless Article Credit: Worthpoint

Jon Krakauer wrote an article in 1993 titled “Death of an Innocent” for Outside Magazine, which publicized Chris’s story and placed it in the national spotlight. Jon Krakauer was already a frequent writer for the magazine, and Chris’s story struck a chord with him. Apparently, it also did with the readers.

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Outside Magazine Featured a Profile On His Life

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