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

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Synopsis
In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the 20th century's most contentious dramas: the Scopes trial that pit William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes into 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 Dover, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Cobb County, Georgia, and many other cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic, Summer for the Gods, is the single most authoritative account of a pivotal event whose combatants remain at odds in school districts and courtrooms. For this edition, Larson has added a new preface that assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.

Pulitzer Prize Winner

Copyright:
1997

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780786721931
Related ISBNs:
9780465075096
Publisher:
Perseus
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Edward Larson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Grade Levels:
College Freshman
Reading Age:
13 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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