Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Taanamera's Continuing Date Over Sciencand Religion by Eard J.arson

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 twentieth 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.

Author: Edward J. Larson

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: June 16, 2020

Number of Pages: 352 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1541646037

ISBN-13: 9781541646032