Kalaupapa: A Collective Memory (A Latitude 20 Book) by Anwei Skinsnes Law - 2012-09-30

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press / A Latitude 20 Book, 2012. New in near PERFECT condition. The cover shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Profusely illustrated. Bound in the original photo illustrated wraps. From the rear cover: "Between 1866 and 1969, an estimated 8,000 individuals -- at least 90 percent of whom were Native Hawaiians -- were sent to Molokai's remote Kalaupapa peninsula because they were believed to have leprosy. Unwilling to accept the loss of their families, homes, and citizenship, these individuals ensured they would be accorded their rightful place in history. They left a powerful testimony of their lives in the form of letters, petitions, music,… Read More

Latitude Twenty Book, 2012. Paperback. New. 576 pages. 9.40x1.30x8.50 inches.