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Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America, Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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"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" --
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
229 pages
Contents
  • In which Mrs. Warren has a servant problem
  • In which the Warrens get more than their just dessert
  • In which the usual suspects are questioned
  • In which an epidemic fighter hunts for a clue
  • In which the cook rules the kitchen
  • In which Mary walks more like a man than a woman
  • In which extraordinary and arbitrary powers are at work
  • In which Mary fights like a caged lion
  • In which Mary's bad behavior leads to her doom
  • In which there's some name calling
  • In which Mary is banished like a leper
  • In which Mary has her day in court
  • In which Mary learns to keep her germs to herself
  • In which it takes a squad of sanitary police
  • In which a weaker spirit might have been broken
  • Afterword, in which we consider the research and writing of Mary's life
Isbn
9780544313675
Instance
Label
Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America
Title
Terrible typhoid Mary
Title remainder
a true story of the deadliest cook in America
Statement of responsibility
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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" --
Writing style
Award
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2016
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2015
  • Carolyn W. Field Award (Pennsylvania), 2016.
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provided by publisher
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10434189
Cataloging source
DLC
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Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • facsimiles
Index
index present
LC call number
RA644.T8
LC item number
B37 2015
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 5
  • 12
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Typhoid Mary
  • Typhoid fever
  • Quarantine
  • Cooks
Target audience
juvenile
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
a true story of the deadliest cook in America
Label
Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-216) and index.
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
In which Mrs. Warren has a servant problem -- In which the Warrens get more than their just dessert -- In which the usual suspects are questioned -- In which an epidemic fighter hunts for a clue -- In which the cook rules the kitchen -- In which Mary walks more like a man than a woman -- In which extraordinary and arbitrary powers are at work -- In which Mary fights like a caged lion -- In which Mary's bad behavior leads to her doom -- In which there's some name calling -- In which Mary is banished like a leper -- In which Mary has her day in court -- In which Mary learns to keep her germs to herself -- In which it takes a squad of sanitary police -- In which a weaker spirit might have been broken -- Afterword, in which we consider the research and writing of Mary's life
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
229 pages
Isbn
9780544313675
Lccn
2014023057
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)881418232
Label
Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-216) and index.
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
In which Mrs. Warren has a servant problem -- In which the Warrens get more than their just dessert -- In which the usual suspects are questioned -- In which an epidemic fighter hunts for a clue -- In which the cook rules the kitchen -- In which Mary walks more like a man than a woman -- In which extraordinary and arbitrary powers are at work -- In which Mary fights like a caged lion -- In which Mary's bad behavior leads to her doom -- In which there's some name calling -- In which Mary is banished like a leper -- In which Mary has her day in court -- In which Mary learns to keep her germs to herself -- In which it takes a squad of sanitary police -- In which a weaker spirit might have been broken -- Afterword, in which we consider the research and writing of Mary's life
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
229 pages
Isbn
9780544313675
Lccn
2014023057
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)881418232

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