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Typhoid Mary an urban historical

Recounts the story of Mary Mallon, an immigrant cook considered responsible for the 1904 outbreak of typhoid fever in Oyster Bay, Long Island, and describes her attempts to escape capture and institutionalization.

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Main Author:	Bourdain, Anthony (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Edition:	[Paperback edition]
Subjects:	Typhoid Mary, > 1869-1938. Typhoid fever > New York (State) > New York > History. Quarantine > New York (State) > New York > History. Biographies.
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Summary:	Recounts the story of Mary Mallon, an immigrant cook considered responsible for the 1904 outbreak of typhoid fever in Oyster Bay, Long Island, and describes her attempts to escape capture and institutionalization.
Physical Description:	148 pages ; 19 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146).
ISBN:	9781639734696 1639734694
Author Notes:	Anthony Bourdain was born in New York City on June 25, 1956. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978. He wrote numerous nonfiction books including Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, The Nasty Bits, A Cook's Tour, No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach, Medium Raw, and Appetites: A Cookbook. He also wrote several works of fiction including the graphic novel Get Jiro! and the comic Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts. He was the host of several television shows including A Cook's Tour, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, The Layover, and Parts Unknown. He committed suicide on June 8, 2018 at the age of 61. (Bowker Author Biography)