Islay

Islay by Bullard, Douglas. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780932666277.

Deaf himself, Lyson C. Sulla had a Great American Dream -- to become Governor of the State of Islay and make it a state of, by, and for deaf people. Now, in a new paperback edition with a foreword by noted deaf-blind writer and editor, John Lee Clark, deaf author Douglas Bullard’s classic book follows Lyson as he undertakes an odyssey across America to convince more deaf people to join him. “This book is a trailblazer. Its point of view is completely oriented around its cast of Deaf characters - it is the hearing people who are the exceptions, the ‘other’. And, like any worthwhile Deaf story, there’s plenty of humor!” – Kimberly, Goodreads