An Essay on Father Damien and His Journey (1070 words, 2 pages)
Father Damien And His JourneyFather Damien and His JourneyBetween 1866 and 1873, seven hundred and ninety-seven lepers arrived on Molokai. Almost half of them died. Public indignation mounted, and the Board of Health sought to improve conditions. In April of 1873, Walter Gibson, a politician at the time, wrote a ...
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