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Great Starvation Experiment Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science

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ISBN-10: 0816651612

ISBN-13: 9780816651610

Edition: 2007

Authors: Todd Tucker

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ldquo;The Great Starvation Experimentis wide-ranging, weaving progress in the war into the day-to-day suffering of the hungry volunteers.rdquo; -Saint PaulPioneer Press nbsp; ldquo;Fascinating . . .rdquo; -MinneapolisStar Tribune nbsp; Near the end of World War II, thirty-six conscientious objectors volunteered to be systematically starved for renowned scientist Ancel Keysrsquo;s study at the University of Minnesota in the basement of Memorial Stadium. Aimed to benefit relief efforts in war-ravaged Europe and Asia, the study sought the best way to rehabilitate starving citizens. Tucker captures a lost moment in American history-a time when stanch idealism and a deep willingness to…    
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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.54" wide x 8.94" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Todd Tucker received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Notre Dame and served as an officer with the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force. He is the author of Notre Dame Game Day (Diamond Communications, 2000) and Notre Dame vs. the Klan (Loyola Press, 2004). He has written for several national magazines, including TWA Ambassador, The Rotarian and Inside Sports. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, with his family. Visit his Web site at www.ToddTuckerBooks.com.

Prologue: Starved into Submission
High Altitude Studies
Work of National Importance
The Cornelius Rhoads Award
Control
Crucifying the Flesh
The Stigmata of Starvation
Restricted Rehabilitation
The Helsinki Declaration
The Cover of Time
Unrestricted Rehabilitation
Acknowledgments
Notes
Sources
Index