Terrible Typhoid Mary, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Terrible Typhoid Mary, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Terrible Typhoid Mary
A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Narrator: Donna Postel

Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2015

Synopsis

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.

About Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the acclaimed author of many award-winning nonfiction books, including the Newbery Honor winner Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, the Sibert Medal winner Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, and Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America. Susan makes her home in Pennsylvania. Visit her online at www.scbartoletti.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 13, 2015

This is the best book about Typhoid Mary that I have read. The author makes the book very engaging by adding many interesting facts surrounding the case such as the laws in place to protect people's rights,living conditions and disease knowledge.......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on December 18, 2020

An incredibly interesting book I've known about Typhoid Mary from comments on television or in the press. However, I knew little of the backstory of this woman's beyond her carrying typhoid disease. The Irish immigrant, Mary Mallon was entrapped by her times. Further, she was clearly a victim of nume......more

Goodreads review by Richie on July 11, 2015

Richie’s Picks: TERRIBLE TYPHOID MARY: A TRUE STORY OF THE DEADLIEST COOK IN AMERICA by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, August 2015, 240p., ISBN: 978-0-544-31367-5 “Adopting one of the most far-reaching vaccination laws in the nation, California on Tuesday barred religious and o......more

Goodreads review by Abby on October 01, 2015

Oh, man, what a great narrative nonfiction title! The book reads like fiction, presenting the true story of Mary Mallon ("Typhoid Mary") with finely crafted writing that kept me interested (even though I read another book about Mary Mallon earlier this year). I especially appreciated how Bartoletti......more

Goodreads review by Nic on August 15, 2015

3.5 stars, really, but 4 stars is a rating I give books I really, really like, so I'm not quite bumping it up. Definitely written for kids/tweens, but I found it informative and interesting. Some things I learned: 1. Mary Mallon ("Typhoid Mary") was not some sloppy cook who didn't wash her hands. She......more

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