Unfortunately some of the other sources mentioned in the text have not been located. The Washington Post has an archive; perhaps this can be found through the digital library at the Los Angeles Public Library. The Paul Harvey broadcast doesn't seem to be available nor does the article that Jim Gallien read in the Anchorage Daily News.
However, a couple articles still available at the Anchorage Daily News shed more light on what others thought about McCandless. You might want to check out these two articles:
Another source, a book by W. L. Rusho, Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty, originally published in 1973, might include some helpful information that may further enlighten us more in terms of the comparison of Ruess and McCandless. It'll be rereleased in September.
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