The Scopes Monkey Trial

by Randy Moore, William McComas, Tom Davis (Foreword by)

Overview

The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who argued on behalf of the prosecution, and famed agnostic attorney Clarence Darrow, who helped defend Scopes. Although the Scopes case produced no legal precedent, the trial has been analyzed by historians, praised and vilified by politicians and preachers, cited in countless legal, political, and theological skirmishes, and retold in plays, movies, museum exhibits, and television documentaries. Images of America: The Scopes Monkey Trial examines the events that captured the attention of the world and still have much to teach us today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467116480
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/13/2016
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	639,671
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Randy Moore and William F. McComas, professors of science education, have studied the Scopes trial for years and have gathered an array of images, including many unpublished photographs, from libraries, historical societies, now-defunct magazines, archives, and the descendants of people who were there. The narrative that accompanies the images acquaints readers with the causes, events, and aftermath of this interesting and important courtroom battle.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 8

1 The Road to Dayton 11

2 The Path to John Scopes 23

3 The Cast of Characters Grows 33

4 The Trial of the Century Begins 63

5 The Defense Calls Mr. Bryan 83

6 The Verdict, Bryan's Death, and the Appeal 95

7 A Reunion in Dayton 107

8 Beyond the Scopes Trial 117

Bibliography 126

Index 127

Editorial Reviews

Mr. Moore and Mr. McComas, professors of science education, have studied the Scopes trial for years and have gathered an array of images, including many unpublished photographs, from libraries, historical societies, now-defunct magazines, archives, and the descendants of people who were there. The narrative that accompanies the images acquaints readers with the causes, events, and aftermath of this courtroom battle. http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/5/31/325233/New-Scopes-Monkey-Trial-Book-Released.aspx

Moore, professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, has done extensive work documenting locations and finding "the rest of the story" about individuals who were involved with the Scopes Trial. Daily Post Athenian

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