New York, 1996, 1st edition, 1st printing. 207 pp, b/w maps, mapped end papers. Grey hardcover with dust jacket. May have former owner's gift inscription, else Fine.
Jon's second book, also a best-seller, and hard to find in the true first edition.
Described by friends and relatives as smart, literate, compassionate and funny, did McCandless simply read too much Thoreau and Jack London and lose sight of the dangers of heading into the wilderness alone? Krakauer, whose own adventures have taken him to the perilous heights of Everest, provides some answers by exploring the pull the outdoors, seductive yet often dangerous, has had on his own life.
