The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
Finkel, Michael
The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit / Michael Finkel - First edition. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2017 - 203 p. : illus ; 22 cm
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.
English.
9781101875681
Knight, Christopher Thomas (1965 -)
Hermits---Maine---Smithfield Region----Biography
Recluses---Maine---Smithfield Region----Biography
Thieves----Biography
Survival--Case studies
Solitude
Smithfield Región, ME ----Biography
CT9991.K65 / F56 2017
92 KNI
The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit / Michael Finkel - First edition. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2017 - 203 p. : illus ; 22 cm
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.
English.
9781101875681
Knight, Christopher Thomas (1965 -)
Hermits---Maine---Smithfield Region----Biography
Recluses---Maine---Smithfield Region----Biography
Thieves----Biography
Survival--Case studies
Solitude
Smithfield Región, ME ----Biography
CT9991.K65 / F56 2017
92 KNI
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