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Terrible Typhoid Mary

A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

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What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? 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?

©2015 Susan Campbell Bartoletti (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Medical Professionals & Academics Women

Critic reviews

"Energetic, even charming prose will easily engage readers." ( School Library Review)
"[A] thoroughly researched biography." ( Publishers Weekly)
"...excellent nonfiction." ( Horn Book Magazine)
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