The Scopes Monkey Trial

by Randy Moore, William McComas, Prof Randy Moore Sr

Book Overview

The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who argued on behalf of the prosecution, and famed agnostic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467116483
• ISBN13: 9781467116480
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"