Original Inspired "Into the Wild" book cover

This Date in History: A Timeline

Jon Krakauer Timeline

April 12, 1954: Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1956: His family moved to Corvallis, Oregon.
1972: Graduated from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon.
1976: He recieved his degree in Enviromental Studies at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.
1977: He met and fell in love with Linda Mariam Moore.
1977: Krakauer spent three week in the Stikine Icecap region of Alaska  and climbed on the "Devils Thumb."
1980: Krakauer married Linda Moore.
1983: He became a full-time writer.
1992: He climbed to Cerro Torre in the Andes of Argentine Patagonia.
1996: Krakauer was involved in the Mount Everest disaster. A climb in which he and his team climbed through the middle of a storm and four teammates died.
1996: Krakauer published "Into the Wild." His book spent two years on the New York Times Bestseller List.
1997: Krakauer published "Into Thin Air." The book was honored as "Book of the Year" by Time Magazine.
1999: Krakauer was given an Academy Award in Literatyre in investigative journalism by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
2003: He published his third book, "Under the Banner of Heaven."
2007: Krakauer's "Into the Wild" was adapted into a film. The movie would later be nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and would be nominated and win a great deal more of awards.

Outline

Title Page	Includes newspaper title, theme picture, picture caption, and outline of future sections
This Date in History	Includes timeline of author's life including major events and important information
Headline News	Includes original book cover inspired by "Into the Wild, “analysis of author's purpose, research, and language used, and important quotes and universal ideas in the book "Into the Wild."
U.S. & World News	Includes research of a social issue presented in "Into the Wild."
Editorial	Includes essay based on a quote from Truman Capote in a 1966 interview and connection to "Into the Wild."
Living	Includes artistic expression of the central theme of "Into the Wild."
Business	Includes an in-depth analysis of the rhetorical strategies used by Jon Krakauer in "Into the Wild."
Education	Includes a list of 10 vocabulary words with definition and the sentence quoted from the text of the novel where it appears.

Search for Happiness

The picture above of a road that looks never ending is comparable to the theme of the never ending search for happiness that is presented in the book "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer.

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