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I really wanted to like this book, and I did until I read the Notes section at the end of the main narrative. The style and pace were good and easy to understand. It's a story that is very interesting, tragic, and sad yet also inspiring. But then the author admits that upon seeing the editorial decisions he chose to make, two of the living former residents of the Molokai'i settlement did not want to work with him and did not want to be included in the book. Nevertheless Mr. Tayman refused to respect their wishes and did, in fact, include and identity them. These people were forced into the settlement on Molokai'i against their wishes, and now Mr. Tayman forced them to be included in his book. I believe they have long since earned their right to peaceful anonymity and I question the ethics of Tayman to disregard their wishes. A better author could have written an account just as fascinating and touching as this without needing to offend the very people who had to endure the cruelties of these events. This is an important part of history that should definitely be included in any well-rounded discussion about human rights in America and it's territories. But Mr. Tayman has shown that he is not the right author to properly tell this story and give his subjects the respect and sensitivity they deserve.