The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101875681
- ISBN: 1101875682
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Physical Description:
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203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
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Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 62 of 66 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 66 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Greenwood PL - Greenwood | NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY Knight (Text) | 36626103820114 | 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water, and to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded lifeâwhy did he leave? what did he learn?âas well as the challenges he has faced since returning to the world. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded. - Random House, Inc.
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A New York Times bestseller
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