A Nevada millionaire spent his life trying to build a country. A Melanesian prophet spent his trying to get one back. For ninety days in 1980, they almost had one.
The Sweating Disease, the Vanishing Leprosy, and What We Still Don't Understand About How Sickness Kills--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illuminating History's Strangest Corners | Issue #20 | February 2026
A Nevada millionaire spent his life trying to build a country. A Melanesian prophet spent his trying to get one back. For ninety days in 1980, they almost had one.
The Sweating Disease, the Vanishing Leprosy, and What We Still Don't Understand About How Sickness Kills--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illuminating History's Strangest Corners | Issue #20 | February 2026
