In a riveting biography that reads like a crime novel, Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti uncovers the True Story of Mary Mallon, a.k.a.
Includes an author\'s note, timeline, annotated source notes, and bibliography..
How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? What happens when a person\'s reputation has been forever damaged? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary? Terrible Typhoid Mary also examines extreme public health measures at the time and public misconceptions around disease.
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.
With archival photographs and text, among other primary sources, this riveting biography looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary\'s controversial life.
Typhoid Mary, one of the most misunderstood women in American history.
In a riveting biography that reads like a crime novel, Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti uncovers the True Story of Mary Mallon, a.k.a
