The Colony

The Resource The Colony
Label
The Colony
Statement of responsibility
John Tayman
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
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
Tone
Writing style
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
614.5/46/0996924
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
RA644.L3
LC item number
T39 2006
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2006 D-796
  • WC 27 AH3
NLM item number
T247c 2006

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