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Hardback. Condición: Good. 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 of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic?evolution.The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin?s theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite?or the media circus that would follow.As reporters, souvenir-hawking vendors, angry protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse, a breathless public followed the action live on national radio broadcasts. All were fascinated by the bitter duel between science and religion, an argument that boiled down to the question of who controls what students can learn?an issue that resonates to this day.Through contemporary visuals and evocative prose, Anita Sanchez vividly captures the passion, personalities, and pageantry of the infamous ?Monkey Trial,? highlighting the quiet dignity of the teacher who stood up for his students? right to learn.…

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Paperback. Condición: Good. The riveting examination of the notorious trial of a teacher whose arrest for teaching science reverberates to this day. Highlighting the quiet dignity of a teacher who stood up for his students' right to learn, Anita Sanchez captures the passion, personalities, and pageantry of the infamous "Monkey Trial." When John Scopes defied Tennessee state law to teach his students about evolution in 1925, his resulting trial ignited a firestorm. A breathless international audience followed every detail, as reporters, vehement protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse to witness the bitter argument over who controls what students learn--a fight that pitted science against religion and that continues to this day. In a compelling and meticulously researched account, Sanchez brilliantly weaves primary sources and vivid writing together to give readers new insights into the notorious trial and its ongoing implications.…

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Hardback. Condición: Good. 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 of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic?evolution.The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin?s theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite?or the media circus that would follow.As reporters, souvenir-hawking vendors, angry protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse, a breathless public followed the action live on national radio broadcasts. All were fascinated by the bitter duel between science and religion, an argument that boiled down to the question of who controls what students can learn?an issue that resonates to this day.Through contemporary visuals and evocative prose, Anita Sanchez vividly captures the passion, personalities, and pageantry of the infamous ?Monkey Trial,? highlighting the quiet dignity of the teacher who stood up for his students? right to learn.…

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Paperback. Condición: Good. This study is designed as a response to creationism. The text provides evidence for evolution, explains evolutionary processes and refutes the claims of creationists by providing an insight into the nature of scientific inquiry.

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