Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion
Jun 2020 · Sold by Basic Books
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The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History
“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times
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 and its legacies.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History
“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times
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 and its legacies.
The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History
“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times
In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twent...
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Edward J. Larson is the author of sixteen books, including Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership and American Inheritance, and the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History. He is the University Professor of History and holds the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University.
Edward J. Larson is the author of sixteen books, including Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership and American Inheritance, and the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History. He is the University Professor of History and holds the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine Uni...
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