Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

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Synopsis
The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools.In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day in cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.
Copyright:
1997

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780786721931
Related ISBNs:
9780786721931, 9780465075102, 9780786748631
Publisher:
Basic Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Edward J. Larson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality, Education, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:
13 and up
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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