Buy this book on-line Daws, Gavan : Holy Man: Father Damien of MolokaiHarper & Row, New York, 1973
B&W Illustrations Joseph Damien de Veuster (1840-1889) was a Roman Catholic priest who gave his life to the care of lepers in a colony at Molokai, Hawaii. Father Damien was born in Belgium and became a member of the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He asked to be sent to Molokai as resident priest, but because of the difficulty in getting doctors, Father Damien was obliged to serve as a doctor as well. He was stricken with leprosy in 1885, Fine in Near Fine DJ, 8vo Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Daws, Gavan : Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, used books, first editions, livres illustrées and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |