The Great Starvation Experiment by Todd Tucker

The Great Starvation Experiment by Todd Tucker

“The Great Starvation Experiment is wide-ranging, weaving progress in the war into the day-to-day suffering of the hungry volunteers.” -Saint Paul Pioneer Press   “Fascinating . . .” -Minneapolis Star Tribune   Near the end of World War II, thirty-six conscientious objectors volunteered to be systematically starved for renowned scientist Ancel Keys’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 sacrifice trumped even basic human needs.   “Tucker provides a fascinating and moving history of the experiment, centering on the lives and experiences of the volunteers and the formidable obstacles they overcame. Tucker tells the story with verve and economy. . . . Keys, his experiment and his 36 starving men form a compelling combination.” -Publishers Weekly   Todd Tucker is the author of several books, including Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan (2004). He served on the legendary Navy submarine USS Alabama before moving to Valparaiso, Indiana.

TODD TUCKER received a full scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1990. He then volunteered for the US Navy's challenging nuclear power program, finally serving on a Trident submarine for six deployments. Tucker left the Navy in 1995 to return to Indiana with his family to pursue a literary career. Collapse Depth, Ghost Sub, and Zulu Five Oscar are among Tucker's past works.

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ISBN 13	9780816651610
ISBN 10	0816651612
Title	The Great Starvation Experiment
Author	Todd Tucker
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Minnesota Press
Year published	2008-01-08
Number of pages	288
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