... death of Chris McCandless. Krakauer's painstaking effort to prove that it was not H. mackenzii rather H. alpinum that killed McCandless is what makes Into the Wild much different from other nonfiction books. Similarly, Krakauer's multiple interviews with McCandless's family and friends to get an inkling of what pushed McCandless to become Alexander Supertramp is yet another example of Krakauer's investment in creating ... ...

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