The lonely death of Chris McCandless inspired a book and Sean Penn's film Into the Wild. Now, more than 20 years on, hundreds follow in the idealist's trail – but locals wonder if it has all gone too far.
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%0 Journal Article
%1 beaumont2014alaskas
%A Beaumont, Peter
%D 2014
%J The Observer
%K Alaska Chris_McCandless Into_the_wild death exploration films survival wilderness
%T In Alaska's wilds, the mystic hiker's bus draws pilgrims to danger and death
%U http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/alaska-into-the-wild-chris-mccandless-bus-mystic-hiker
%X The lonely death of Chris McCandless inspired a book and Sean Penn's film Into the Wild. Now, more than 20 years on, hundreds follow in the idealist's trail – but locals wonder if it has all gone too far.
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title = {In Alaska's wilds, the mystic hiker's bus draws pilgrims to danger and death},
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