The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of MolokaiIn the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony, “an impressively researched” (Rocky Mountain News) account of the history of America’s only leper colony located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, is “an utterly engrossing look at a heartbreaking chapter” (Booklist) in American history and a moving tale of the extraordinary people who endured it. Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Torn from their homes and families, these men, women, and children were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and many who did were not contagious, yet all were ensnared in a shared nightmare. Here, for the first time, John Tayman reveals the complete history of the Molokai settlement and its unforgettable inhabitants. It's an epic of ruthless manhunts, thrilling escapes, bizarre medical experiments, and tragic, irreversible error. Carefully researched and masterfully told, The Colony is a searing tale of individual bravery and extraordinary survival, and stands as a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and the human spirit. |
Contents
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AlmostIsland Population 0 | 29 |
A Kind of Colony Population 13 | 40 |
Order Population 106 | 54 |
Ready to Believe Population 214 | 69 |
A Far Different Position Population 385 | 81 |
Good Breeze Population 810 | 197 |
A Terrible Mistake Population 791 | 205 |
All a Man Holds Dear Population 510 | 220 |
Olivia Population 459 | 228 |
Attack Population 349 | 243 |
Like a Pebble Thrown Population 312 | 251 |
Makia Population 290 | 257 |
When You Start to Make a Fist Population 243 | 266 |
Part II | 87 |
Be Ambitious and Bold Population 742 | 100 |
Escape Population 673 | 108 |
The Likes of Us Population 824 | 115 |
Strange Objects Population 632 | 126 |
Human Soil Population 680 | 133 |
A Strange Place to Be In Population 1144 | 158 |
Part III | 175 |
Civic Duty Population 857 | 186 |
Stand Up Straight Population 174 | 274 |
Orientation Population 146 | 285 |
Softer Notes Population 116 | 293 |
A Long Road Population 74 | 299 |
Stay Population 28 | 311 |
Notes | 319 |
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Photo Credits | 397 |
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