The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle Over Teaching Evolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780358457695)

"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.

Author: Anita Sanchez
ISBN-10: 0358457696
ISBN-13: 9780358457695
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 03/21/2023
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 01/30/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 49
School Library Journal 03/01/2023 pg. 99