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The Monkey Trial : John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution / by Anita Sanchez.

Sanchez, Anita, 1956- (author.).

Summary:

"Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes's crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic--evolution. The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin's theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite--or the media circus that would follow. As reporters, souvenir-hawking vendors, angry protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse, a breathless public followed the action live on national radio broadcasts. All were fascinated by the bitter duel between science and religion, an argument that boiled down to the question of who controls what students can learn--an issue that resonates to this day."--Page [2] of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780358457695
ISBN: 0358457696
Physical Description: 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "Call Howard Morgan to the stand" -- "John, would you be willing to stand for a test case?" -- "We've just arrested a man for teaching evolution!" -- Monkeyshines -- "Do you know anything about evolution?" -- "The fires that have been lighted in America" -- "Did he tell you anything that was wicked?" -- "Will you state what evolution is?" -- "The evening and the morning were the first day" --The circus leaves town.