<![CDATA[Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical]]>

false <![CDATA[Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172335702m/164449.jpg 164449 3 <div>From the best-selling author of Kitchen Confidential comes this true, thrilling tale of pursuit through the kitchens of New York City at the turn of the century. By the late nineteenth century, it seemed that New York City had put an end to the outbreaks of typhoid fever that had so frequently decimated the city's population. That is until 1904, when the disease broke out in a household in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Authorities suspected the family cook, Mary Mallon, of being a carrier. But before she could be tested, the woman, soon to be known as Typhoid Mary, had disappeared. Over the course of the next three years, Mary worked at several residences, spreading her pestilence as she went. In 1907, she was traced to a home on Park Avenue, and taken into custody. Institutionalized at Riverside Hospital for three years, she was released only when she promised never to work as a cook again. She promptly disappeared. For the next five years Mary worked in homes and institutions in and around New York, often under assumed names. In February 1915, a devastating outbreak of typhoid at the Sloane Hospital for Women was traced to her. She was finally apprehended and reinstitutionalized at Riverside Hospital, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Typhoid Mary is the story of her infamous life. Anthony Bourdain reveals the seedier side of the early 1900s, and writes with his renowned panache about life in the kitchen, uncovering the horrifying conditions that allowed the deadly spread of typhoid over a decade. Typhoid Mary is a true feast for history lovers and Bourdain lovers alike. </div> 158766 4 5 2001 Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical total:359|5:39|4:135|3:141|2:38|1:6| 359 1240 674 67 2 2 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 30 18:43:10 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 19:15:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 22:56:39 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 00:08:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 10:40:14 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:41:08 -0700 2009 Bourdain's breezy essay on Mary Mallon is less factual than speculative, more of a pensee focused on cooks' employment and circumstances than a biography or social history. Some of his assertions are a stretch, and others are factually incorrect. It could have used a good edit for accurate con...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:22:55 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:23:26 -0700 2009
That's the lens through which Anthony Bourdain filters his telling of her story. This is a bit longer than an essay & a bit shorter than an actual book, but a fun read. I especially enjoyed the parts where he talked about cooks & cooking & about the Irish women wh...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 06:07:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:55:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 11:57:10 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 11:58:27 -0800 2008
Popular chef and undaunted traveler Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, 2000) interprets the history of Mary Mallon, the infamous “Typhoid Mary” from a chef’s point of view. Bourdain’s careful research shines as he details ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 09 05:10:46 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 05:30:35 -0700 2008
Having sampled a few Typh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 10:16:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:19:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 15:44:52 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 06:19:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:32:51 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:37:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Jul 31 18:43:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 18:44:16 -0700 2009 thicken, that, at least, everything would come together at the end.

None of these happened for me.

The earth did not move.

I would rate TM a 1: don't waste your time.
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Bourdain writes in an engaging style and uses his perspective as a chef to good effect when supposing Mary's motives and describing he...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 08 10:57:08 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 11:06:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=164449