Description
This gripping short history traces the life of Mary Mallon, the Irish-born cook who became the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the United States. When illness strikes a wealthy Long Island household in 1906, investigator George Soper follows the outbreak to Mallon, uncovering a troubling story of public health, poverty, stigma, and individual rights. Combining medical history with vivid social detail, the book explores how a deadly epidemic spread through New York—and how one woman became a lasting symbol of contagion and controversy.
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hardcover
Bloomsbury USA
Published May 4, 2001
160 pages
ISBN: 9781582341330
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Details
First Published
2001
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain.