The Colony: The Harrowing True Story Of The Exiles Of Molokai

The Colony: The Harrowing True Story Of The Exiles Of Molokai

In 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 Hawaiia…

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