Germs Galore (9)
TERRIBLE TYPHOID MARY: A TRUE STORY OF THE DEADLIEST COOK IN AMERICA by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
In 1906, weeks after Mary Mallon is hired as a cook for a Long Island household, six of the residents fall sick with typhoid fever, and a sanitary engineer begins the process of tracking Mary down to prove she is a carrier of the illness against her will. In narrative format with photographs and source notes, the author tells a story of a strong Irish immigrant cook who never intended to hurt anyone, but didn't know the strength of own microbes. Her treatment was questionable until the end. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015)
In 1906, weeks after Mary Mallon is hired as a cook for a Long Island household, six of the residents fall sick with typhoid fever, and a sanitary engineer begins the process of tracking Mary down to prove she is a carrier of the illness against her will. In narrative format with photographs and source notes, the author tells a story of a strong Irish immigrant cook who never intended to hurt anyone, but didn't know the strength of own microbes. Her treatment was questionable until the end. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015)