num_pages: 192
description: When Henry Nalaielua was diagnosed with Hansen's disease in 1936 and taken from his home and family, he began a journey of exile that led him to Kalaupapa, the remote settlement with the tragic history on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. During its century as a virtual prison, more than 8,000 people were exiled to Kalaupapa, until the introduction of sulfone drugs in the 1940s. Today fewer than 30 patients remain. This is Henry's story, an unforgettable memoir of the boy who grew to build a full and joyous life at Kalaupapa, and still calls it home today. No Footprints in the Sand is one of only a few memoirs ever shared with the public by a Kalaupapa patient. Its intimacy and candor make it, in the words of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin, a rare and precious human document. Nalaielua's story is an inspiring one; despite exile, physical challenges and the severing of family ties, he has faced life as an artist, musician and historian with courage, honesty, hope and humor.
language: English
title: No Footprints in the Sand - A Memoir of Kalaupapa
titlecomplete: No Footprints in the Sand - A Memoir of Kalaupapa
genres: History, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 180
places: Hawaii
publisher: Watermark Publishing