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17 Cards in this Set
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alexander supertramp
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chris mccandless
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jim Galien
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truck driver who meets chris and asks him to call if he makes it out alive
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wayne westerberg
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Carthage South Dakota
worked grain elevator told Alex to call if he needed work |
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jan and bob burres
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Alex met them after he ditched his Datsun and stealing a Bike from Crazy Eddie's farm, in Orick California
spent a week with them and sent postcards lived with them in NIlad, or the Slabs (as locals called it |
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Charlie
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had a trailer in
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Charlie
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had a trailer in Bullhead City where Chris lived for lived for a while
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Ron Frantz
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80 year old man gave him a ride to his camp at OH-My -God hot springs. They spent a ton of time together. lived together for two months. Ron was a leatherworker and taught Chris his craft. Chris made a belt later.
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Gail Borah
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Wayne's girlfriend. danced with chris and had a good time
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Everett Reuss
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artist wandering the desert in 1930s. very similar to Alex. went missing in 1934
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Gene Rosellini
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was academic, tried to live without technology, killed himself in the end
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john waterman
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rock climber, all of supplies burned, but he did not care. tried risky hike and disapeared
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Carl McCann
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photographer who is very impractical. assumes he will be rescued when he is stranded on a remote lake.
is starved and has frostbite, shoots himself in the mouth |
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wayne westerberg
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supplied authorities with Chirs's social securiyt number
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Walt McCandless
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worked for NASA then started his own company. Chris grew angry at his father when he found out that hed was born of Walt's second wife. infidelity
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Billie McCandless
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started privated consulting firm with husband
Chris's dad |
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Carine McCandless
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Chris's younger sister, one of closest friends. had a hard time dealing with her brother's death
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Jim Gailien
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Jim Gallien delivers the hitchhiking McCandless to his final destination. Gallien tries to make
McCandless change his mind about his plans. Gallien is certain that Alex, as McCandless calls himself, is not prepared for life in the Alaskan outdoors. Gallien even offers to buy him some decent gear, but Alex refuses. Gallien insists that Alex take his boots and his lunch for the day; Gallien gives Alex his phone number, telling him to call if he makes it out alive. |
