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Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America
\"What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary?\"--Amazon.com.
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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
Over the next two years, we still talked long on the phone, and in the summer, I still walked the dirt road to her house, a house deliciously lowsupervision and adult-free. Each of these I read several times but, unlike Love Story, never memorized Here are five books Bartoletti credits as influences and inspirations. SUSAN CAMPBELL BARTOLETTI'S HONOR ROLL The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath (1963) Black like Me, by John Howard Griffin (1961) The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers (1940) Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Marla Rilke (1929) A Separate Peace, by John Knowles (1959) Susan Campbell Bartoletti Is the award-winning author of Terrible Typhoid Mary, They Called Themselves the K.K.K., The Boy Who Dared, and more.
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1968 : today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change
\"Welcome to 1968--a revolution in a book. Essays, memoirs, and more by fourteen award-winning authors offer unique perspectives on one of the world's most tumultuous years\"--Provided by publisher.
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Ghosts of the Famine
As she researched \"Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850,\" Bartoletti sought to find the heroes of the Famine, and found that the heroes are the people who engage in the daily act of living during insufferable times. Bartoletti discusses her frustrated attempts to learn the stories of some of the young heroes of the Famine.
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The untold history of the United States : young readers edition. Volume 1, 1898-1945
A people's history of the American Empire, adapted for the next generation of young history buffs.
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The extreme sport of research
Bartoletti discusses the steps shared from several members of Team Extreme Research about their methods and practices. One of the most acclaimed team members is Jim Murphy, author of more than thirty books about American history. The former competitive runner says that he prepares mentally and physically for a long run--often several years to write a full-length nonfiction book.
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