Typhoid Mary : Captive to the Public's Health

Judith Walzer Leavitt

ISBN 10: 0807021024 / ISBN 13: 9780807021026

Published by Putnam Publishing Group (edition First Edition), 1996

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Seller Inventory # 0807021024-11-1-29

Synopsis:

Relates the remarkable and tragic story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant cook, who became known as "Typhoid Mary" when she infected many New Yorkers with the deadly disease, and her isolation from the public until her death thirty years later.

About the Author: Judith Walzer Leavitt is professor of the history of medicine and women's studies, and associate dean for faculty of the medical school, at the University of Wisconsin.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Typhoid Mary : Captive to the Public's Health
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.