Short Biography of Jon Krakauer

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February 8th, 2011

The Life of Jon Krakauer (In a Nutshell)

           Jon Krakauer was born on April 12, 1954 in the state of Massachusetts. However, he was raised in Oregon from the age of two. Krakauer started mountain climbing when he was eight and graduated high school in 1972. In 1977, he fell in love with Linda Moore and they were married by 1980. The couple lived in Washingto but moved to Colorado after the release of his book Into Thin Air. In the year 1996, Krakauer published Into the Wild (not very creative with book titles is he?) which I explained earlier in the blog. Also noted is the fact Krakauer tends to draw similiraties between himself and the subject of his book. Some other important works of literature of his include Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA and INFO TRAC