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Fever / Mary Beth Keane.
Summary:
"On the eve of the twentieth century, Mary Mallon emigrated from Ireland at age fifteen to make her way in New York City. Brave, headstrong, and dreaming of being a cook, she fought to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic-service ladder. Canny and enterprising, she worked her way to the kitchen, and discovered in herself the true talent of a chef. Sought after by New York aristocracy, and with an independence rare for a woman of the time, she seemed to have achieved the life she'd aimed for when she arrived in Castle Garden. Then one determined "medical engineer" noticed that she left a trail of disease wherever she cooked, and identified her as an "asymptomatic carrier" of Typhoid Fever. With this seemingly preposterous theory, he made Mallon a hunted woman."--Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451693416
- ISBN: 1451693419
- Physical Description: 306 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2013.
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| Subject: | Typhoid Mary, 1869-1938 > Fiction. Typhoid fever > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | F Keane, M (Text) | 35178001365819 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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