The Resource The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel
The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel
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The item The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- "For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. 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 in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, 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 the why and how of his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting 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"--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 283 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781432847630
- Label
- The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
- Title
- The Stranger in the Woods
- Title remainder
- the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Finkel
- Subject
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- Case studies
- Hermits
- Hermits -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965-
- Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965-
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Nonfiction
- Recluses
- Recluses -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Smithfield Region (Me.) -- Biography
- Solitude
- Solitude -- Case studies
- Survival
- Survival -- Case studies
- Thieves
- Thieves -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. 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 in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, 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 the why and how of his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting 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"--Publisher description
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Finkel, Michael
- Dewey number
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- 974.1/22092
- B
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- CT9991.K65
- LC item number
- F56 2017b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Knight, Christopher Thomas
- Hermits
- Recluses
- Thieves
- Smithfield Region (Me.)
- Survival
- Solitude
- Large type books
- Knight, Christopher Thomas
- Hermits
- Large type books
- Recluses
- Solitude
- Survival
- Thieves
- Label
- The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn964504535
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 283 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432847630
- Lccn
- 2016057972
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- Specific material designation
- large print
- Label
- The Stranger in the Woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit, Michael Finkel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn964504535
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 283 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432847630
- Lccn
- 2016057972
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- Specific material designation
- large print
Subject
- Case studies
- Hermits
- Hermits -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965-
- Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965-
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Nonfiction
- Recluses
- Recluses -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Smithfield Region (Me.) -- Biography
- Solitude
- Solitude -- Case studies
- Survival
- Survival -- Case studies
- Thieves
- Thieves -- Maine | Smithfield Region -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
Genre
Member of
Library Locations
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