Her CV, she has been awarded a Newbery Medal, a Sibert Medal, and an Orbus Susan Campbellīartoletti has published multiple award-winning nonfiction novels. Would be remiss to ignore the credibility of the author. Notes and pictures pertaining to Mary’s life can be found in the print edition I did notĮxpect the audiobook to read the source notes verbatim, but it was an oversightīy the production company to refrain from citing their existence. Note, however, that the audiobook does not mention these materials. Reference interesting facts or portions of the book as needed. Additionally, the timeline and index allow readers to quickly These additions support reader’s curiosity by provoking interest outside of the Important elements of organization include a photo album, timeline, and index. There was also a detailed bibliography located in the back of the book. Misinformation surrounding the events that were recorded in source documents. Were no fictitious conversations and each fact was supported by historicalĮvidence meticulously detailed in the source notes. Terrible Typhoid Mary rates highly with regards toĬampbell Bartoletti spent much time researching the history of Mary Mallon. The book had me rooting forīoth teams concurrently which is a strong indication of the biographical writing On behalf of the doctors who were trying to help. Of indignation for Mary, who was stripped of her freedom, as well as, frustrated While reading Terrible Typhoid Mary, I was both full Mary, the Medical Board deeply infringed on her civil rights. That Mary did not believe the doctors when they informed her that she, who was studiouslyĬlean, spread illness to the families for whom she worked. At the time of her “healthy carrier” discovery, many Americans were Independent woman, Mary Mallon spent her life working to support herself and Presented as an industrious, diligent, and Susan Campbell Bartoletti does an outstanding job of emphasizing the complexity Should promote the complexity of a person or situation (Vardell 2014, 256). Include childhood information as little is known about Mary before her Special focus on the adult years of Mary Mallon’s life.

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Into the complexity of weighing public health against an individual’s civil Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores the life of this private woman and delves She is credited as the first “healthy carrier” of Typhoid in the Mallon, or Typhoid Mary, was an Irish immigrant cook in the early 20 thĬentury. Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America. Review of Terrible Typhoid Mary by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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