Typhoid Mary
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| Originally published | 1996 |
| Authors | Judith Walzer Leavitt |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 2048803 |
About Typhoid Mary
In this book, historian Judith Walzer Leavitt tells the remarkable story of Mary Mallon, the woman known as "Typhoid Mary". Combining social history with biography, Leavitt brings to life early-twentieth-century New York City, a world of strict class divisions and prejudice against immigrants and women. . . .
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