02879cam a22004338i 4500 24716 24716 19175179 OSt 20190501235205.0 160713s2017 nyu 000 0beng 2016029910 9781101875681 DLC eng rda DLC pcc n-us-me CT9991.K65 F56 2017 974.1/22043092 B 23 Finkel, Michael, author. 772 The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the North Pond hermit / by Michael Finkel. First edition. 1703 New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. "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. Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965- 773 Hermits Maine Smithfield Region Biography. 774 Recluses Maine Smithfield Region Biography. 775 Thieves Maine Smithfield Region Biography. 776 Survival Case studies. 777 Solitude Case studies. 778 Smithfield Region (Me.) Biography. 779 Online version: Finkel, Michael, author. Stranger in the woods First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 9781101875698 (DLC) 2016037679 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2017-03-28 25.95 7 1 974.1 FINK 36647 2024-06-29 2024-05-31 2017-03-28 BOOK