Jell-O girls
Subtitle: a family history
By: Allie Rowbottom
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs; Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9781432854140
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Jell-O Company; Genetic aspects; Cancer; Mothers and daughters; Conversion disorder; Food industry and trade; Biography; History
Description: In 1899, the author's uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would be one of the most profitable business deals in American history, and the generation that followed enjoyed privilege--but were also haunted by suicides, cancer, alcoholism, and mysterious ailments. More than 100 years later, Allie's mother Mary was diagnosed with incurable cancer, the disease that claimed her own mother's life. Mary began researching her family's past, determined to understand the origins of her illness and impact on her life of Jell-O and the traditional American values the company championed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-377).