The Monkey Trial : John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution / by Anita Sanchez.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358457695 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0358457696 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Scopes, John Thomas > Trials, litigation, etc. Evolution (Biology) > Study and teaching > Law and legislation > Tennessee. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2023 March
Copyright 2023 School Library Journal.Gr 8 Upâ Sanchez delivers a succinct and engaging account of the 1925 Scopes trial, the first legal battle about teaching evolution in public schools. In the early 1920s, several states passed laws that made it illegal to teach evolution, a highly contentious topic. Believing this unconstitutional, the ACLU advertised for teachers willing to be involved in a legal case against these laws. The leaders of Dayton, TN, who were worried about the town's declining economy, saw the ad and thought a big court case would bring much needed money to the town. John Scopes, a young, well-liked, substitute teacher, agreed to admit to teaching evolution and the national media descended upon the town for the trial soon after. The famed William Jennings Bryan volunteered to prosecute the case for the state pro bono while renowned attorney Clarence Darrow led the defense team, also for free. With a hotly debated controversy, new radio technology broadcasting the proceedings live, telegraph transmissions, even airplanes delivering daily film footage for newsreels, the "Monkey Trial" as it was known, captured American attention like nothing before. Sanchez deftly chronicles this dramatic case, accessibly describing the legal strategies while also focusing on the major players. Informative sidebars provide useful background on life during that time; the book is well documented with extensive source notes, bibliography, glossary, and time line. The epilogue brings the story forward with a summary of subsequent cases on evolution and touches on current debates of science versus religion.VERDICT This compelling narrative will be highly appealing to history and legal buffs. An important work, it draws parallels to current divides in American society and supports multiple academic curricula.âKaren T. Bilton