Terrible Typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America

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  • Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
    Contributor:

    Postel, Donna

    Summary:

    What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary? This thorough exploration includes an author's note, timeline, annotated source notes, and bibliography.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, History, Young adult nonfiction
    Subject(s): New York (State)--New York
    Original Publisher: Holland , Dreamscape Media, LLC
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781681415154

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DC Contributor

Postel, Donna

Abstract

What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary? This thorough exploration includes an author's note, timeline, annotated source notes, and bibliography.

Genre
Biographies and autobiographies
History
Young adult nonfiction
Subject
New York (State)--New York
Publisher (Source)

Holland

Dreamscape Media, LLC

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