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Simple courage [electronic resource] : an historical portrait in the age of AIDS / by Stephanie J. C...

Simple courage [electronic resource] : an historical portrait in the age of AIDS / by Stephanie J. C...

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Simple courage [electronic resource] : an historical portrait in the age of AIDS / by Stephanie J. Castillo.

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Full title

Simple courage [electronic resource] : an historical portrait in the age of AIDS / by Stephanie J. Castillo.

Publisher

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1998.

Date

1998.

Record Identifier

74VKVeB6yPWy

MMS ID

991024257673202626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (59 min.)

Publication information

Publisher

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1998.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1998.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

Simple Courage documents the treatment of leprosy victims in Hawaii in the 19th and early 20th century. More than 8, 000 sufferers, mostly native, were banished to an isolated peninsula and practically abandoned. One man, however, in a simple act of courage, took it upon himself to bring comfort to these hopeless people. He was Father Damien, a Cat...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Simple courage [electronic resource] : an historical portrait in the age of AIDS / by Stephanie J. Castillo.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Previously published as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Audience note

For College; Adult audiences.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (VAST - Academic video online). Available via World Wide Web.

Language note

In English.

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVeB6yPWy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeB6yPWy

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MMS ID

991024257673202626