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The trial of John T. Scopes : a primary source account
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Describes the events preceeding, during, and after the trial of John Scopes, accused of teaching evolution in his classroom. Looks at the case of John Scopes, a Tennessee schoolteacher who agreed i...
Describes the events preceeding, during, and after the trial of John Scopes, accused of teaching evolution in his classroom. Looks at the case of John Scopes, a Tennessee schoolteacher who agreed in 1925 to be arrested for the crime of teaching evolution in order to provide a case to test the state laws forbidding such lessons.
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- Creator
- Steven P. Olson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- 1st ed
- New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2004
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- 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- ISBNs
- 082393974X, 9780823939749
- OCLC
- ocm51009261
- Includes bibliographical references (page 59) and index.
- The meeting at the drugstore -- Evolution versus creation -- The nation takes sides -- The trial begins -- The prosecution -- The defense -- Darrow versus Bryan -- The meaning of the scopes trial
Subjects
- Scopes, John Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
- Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation -- Tennessee -- Juvenile literature.
- Scopes, John Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Children's Subject Heading
- Evolution -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation -- Tennessee.
Children's Subject Heading