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Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka "the Monkey Trial") speaks directly to today's fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history.
Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes's crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial...
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No one suspects foul play when an old recluse dies behind locked doors. The doctor claims the old woman's heart gave out, and Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson doesn't give the case another thought until the medical examiner finds poison. This death is just one in a series of unusual deaths happening in Tyson's quiet town, which takes the deputy sheriff on the hunt for answers while the rest of the town is cause up in local hysteria, starstruck by visiting...
5) Alleged
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A reporter for a small-town Tennessee newspaper finds himself in the center of a media frenzy covering the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925.
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"Following a decade of worldwide terror and deprivation, the Roaring Twenties were a swinging time of flappers, bathtub gin and high spirits. It was an exhilarating period when we could achieve anything, from flying across oceans, to discovering the mysteries of the past, to unlocking the secrets of life itself."--Container.
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Tells the story of the Scopes trial and introduces the colorful charcters involved in the event. Explains why the confrontation between traditional religious teachings and modern science became such an important issue and examines later decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court to tackle the problem.
10) The Scopes trial
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This book examines the Scopes trial concerning the teaching of evolution in public schools.
11) Inherit the wind
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Based on the real-life Scopes trial in which a teacher was jailed in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
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"Following a decade of worldwide terror and deprivation, the Roaring Twenties were a swinging time of flappers, bathtub gin and high spirits. It was an exhilarating period when we could achieve anything, from flying across oceans, to discovering the mysteries of the past, to unlocking the secrets of life itself."--Container.
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"Following a decade of worldwide terror and deprivation, the Roaring Twenties were a swinging time of flappers, bathtub gin and high spirits. It was an exhilarating period when we could achieve anything, from flying across oceans, to discovering the mysteries of the past, to unlocking the secrets of life itself."--Container.
15) Inherit the Wind
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A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom. This film was nominated for four Oscars and two Golden Globes in 1961.
16) Inherit the wind
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A small Tennessee town gains national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher is arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom.