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

Larson, Edward J

ISBN 10: 046507510X / ISBN 13: 9780465075102

Editore: Basic Books, 2006

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00093480008

Riassunto:

The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools

In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in 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 cities and states throughout the country.

Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.

Informazioni sugli autori: Edward J. Larson is the author of twelve books, including The Return of George Washington and The Magnificent Catastrophe, and the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History. He is the University Professor of History and holds the Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University.

Edward J. Larson is the author of twelve books, including The Return of George Washington and The Magnificent Catastrophe, and the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History. He is the University Professor of History and holds the Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and ...
Casa editrice: Basic Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good