Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

By (author): "Eynikel, Hilde Eynikel"
Publish Date: 1997
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
ISBN0340714190
ISBN139780340714195
AsinMolokai: The Story of Father Damien
Original titleDamiaan: De definitieve biografie
The story of Damien De Veuster, a nineteenth century Belgian priest who was sent as a missionary to Hawaii. It has been translated into English from Dutch and recounts how De Veuster became involved with the members of a leper colony, tried to improve their lives, angered his church in doing so and then died of leprosy himself.