The Colony; The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai

John Tayman

ISBN 10: 074323300X / ISBN 13: 9780743233002

Editore: A Lisa Drew Book/Scribners, New York, NY, 2006

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A Lisa Drew Book/Scribners, New York. 2006. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good+; NOT Price clipped; bumping and closed tear to jacket at head. Gold boards with green overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 421 pp 8vo. The book reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy settlement on the Hawaiian island of Molokai and of the exceptional people who managed to survive under the most horrific conditions with little food, little medicine, and little hope. This continued for over a century with eight thousand people banished there. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Codice articolo 005351

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Titolo: The Colony; The Harrowing True Story of the ...

Casa editrice: A Lisa Drew Book/Scribners, New York, NY

Data di pubblicazione: 2006

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good

Edizione: 1st Edition

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A history of America's leper colony shares the story of how its residents endeavored to create a community under horrific circumstances, describing how more than eight thousand resource-limited victims were subjected to cruel medical experiments and the criminal activities of fellow exiles. 100,000 first printing.

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Book by Tayman John