The Monkey Trial : John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution / by Anita Sanchez.
| Author/creator | Sanchez, Anita, 1956- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 184 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution |
| Contents | Introduction: "Call Howard Morgan to the stand" -- "John, would you be willing to stand for a test case?" -- "We've just arrested a man for teaching evolution!" -- Monkeyshines -- "Do you know anything about evolution?" -- "The fires that have been lighted in America" -- "Did he tell you anything that was wicked?" -- "Will you state what evolution is?" -- "The evening and the morning were the first day" -- The circus leaves town. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 8 and up |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Trials, litigation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2022952414 |
| ISBN | 9780358457695 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0358457696 (hardcover) |