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Summer for the Gods

The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion

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Summer for the Gods

Von: Edward J. Larson
Gesprochen von: Brian Troxell
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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 20th 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.

©2017 Edward J. Larson (P)2017 Hachette Audio
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"Edward Larson tells the true story of the Scopes trial brilliantly, and the truth is a lot more interesting than the myth that was presented to the public in Inherit the Wind." (Philip Johnson, University of California-Berkeley and author of Darwin on Trial)

"Experts will learn much about the background and details of the Scopes trial; the general reader will be drawn into the trial as never before. Inherit the Wind, step aside!" (Will Provine, Cornell University)

"Forget the Lindberg kidnapping trial, the Manson trial, or even the O.J. trial. The real trial of the century was the Scopes Trial, and, although much has been written about it, nothing comes close to the definitive history written by Edward J. Larson." (Skeptic)

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Larson did a very good job at summarizing the chain of events from the beginning of the debate to the present day. I like the back story as to why the Scopes trial was so prevalent in the 1920s and how the environment affected society's thoughts. I found it interesting that the Scopes trial was such a spectacle aimed largely at making a profit in Daton TN. This book further shows the close mindedness of Southerners ( this coming from someone raised in the South) and how the community pushes their religious beliefs on all others. I know that the discussion is ongoing and I find that Larson has done a great job in reciting the rise and evolution (no pun intended) of the issue.

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