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"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 th...

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Main Author: Keane, Mary Beth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2013.
Edition:1st Scribner hardcover ed.
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