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The Scopes Trial: The Battle Over Teaching Evolution(Snapshots in History)

The Scopes Trial: The Battle Over Teaching Evolution(Snapshots in History)


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In the summer of 1925, the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, was home to a court case that many people called the trial of the century. The Scopes trial attracted worldwide attention as some of the best-known attorneys and politicians traveled to the South to fight for academic and religious freedoms. The trial's outcome would not only determine the guilt or innocence of one man, it would serve as the opening to an evolution debate that continues to this day.

About the Author :
Stephanie Fitzgerald has been writing nonfiction for children for more than 10 years. Her specialties include history, wildlife, and popular culture. Stephanie is currently working on a picture book with the help of her daughter, Molly.

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For three weeks in July 1925 the nation's attention was riveted on the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, where twenty-four-year-old John Scopes faced trial for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in defiance of state law. Drawing from court records, newspaper articles, memoirs, and other primary sources, Stephanie Fitzgerald re-creates all the excitement of those days. Her liberal use of quotes allows us to hear the voices of legal giants Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan as they debate one another in what would become one of the most important, and certainly entertaining, trials of the twentieth century. Bracketing the courtroom drama is an overview of Darwin's work and an examination of the trial's complicated and ongoing legacy. By now most middle-grade students are aware of the controversy surrounding evolution. They might be surprised, however, to learn how old that controversy really is. For more than one hundred years, evolution has been taught in public schools while efforts to ban it have persisted equally as long. Fitzgerald makes it clear that she herself supports the teaching evolution, which she sees as inextricably bound up with the right of free speech and the separation of church and state. Proponents of teaching intelligent design in the classroom will find little to buttress their arguments here. But those who adhere to Darwin will appreciate this bracing defense of his ideas. A time line, glossary, bibliography, and sources are included. Part of the "Snapshots in History" series.-- "Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Newsletter" Interesting account of this episode in our history. Can be used as a source for class projects, recreational reading, or to consult for tactual details whily studying the play "Inherit the Wind."-- "Garland ISD" Profusely illustrated with photos and prints and clearly on the side of freedom of speech and the separation of church and state, this title explains the trial using many quotations from speeches. Ending with a quote in which former president George W. Bush questions the validity of the theory of evolution, Fitzgerald notes the continuing debate. Ellen Heath, Coordinator of Youth Services at Easton Area Public Library, Easton, PA-- "School Library Journal"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780756520182
  • Publisher: Compass Point Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Compass Point Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Series Title: Snapshots in History
  • Sub Title: The Battle Over Teaching Evolution
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0756520185
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 23 gr


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