Bibliograph

The Colony, [the harrowing true story of the exiles of Molokai], John Tayman

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The Colony, [the harrowing true story of the exiles of Molokai], John Tayman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-396) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Colony

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

59279820

Responsibility statement

John Tayman

Sub title

[the harrowing true story of the exiles of Molokai]

Summary

Reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy colony on Molokai and of the extraordinary people who struggled to survive under the most horrific circumstances. Tracked by bounty hunters and torn screaming from their families, the luckless were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and most of those who did were not contagious, yet all were caught in a shared nightmare. The colony had little food, little medicine, and very little hope. Exile continued for more than a century, the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Nearly 9,000 people were banished to the colony, trapped by pounding surf and armed guards and the highest sea cliffs in the world. 28 live there still.--From publisher description

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