About this title: A modern analysis of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" in July, 1925, in which public school teacher John T. Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee state law prohibiting the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution. Scopes was later released and the law was repealed in 1967. Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for history.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780674854291ISBN:0674854292
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780465075096ISBN:0465075096
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"In the last year, I have developed an insatiable fascination for the clash between religion and science, specifically as this encounter relates to social policy. The famous Scopes trial (also commonly referred to as "the Monkey Trial") was the most fervently hyped and widely publicized legal dispute on this matter, and Edward Larson's book does the confrontation justice.
The book is divided into three sections:
Before: Larson begins by detailing the intellectual leaps that les to Charles Darwin's theories on evolution, followed by the rise of Christian fundamentalism and its rejection of the concept on religious and ethical grounds. The global climate at the turn of the century leads religious groups to associate Darwinism with wanton brutality in the shape of World War I. Finally, with Darwinism removing God from the picture, the Tennessee state legislature forbad it's teaching. Shortly thereafter, a group of citizens from Dayton decide to "test" the law, using a local science teacher as their guinea pig.
During: Aside from being a high-profile debate between agnosticism and theism, the Scopes trial was also a battle of big personalities. The defense counsel Clarence Darrow was an intimidating yet charming lawyer, famous for his controversial clients. William Jennings Bryan, arguing for the prosecution (though not as legal counsel), had three decades of political campaigns and speech circuits under his belt - Bryan alone was responsible for drawing large crowds to Dayton. Furthermore, each side had their own philosophy and legal strategy. Darrow wanted to frame the issue as an assault on intelligence, while Bryan aimed to keep a narrower focus, arguing that it was a matter of upholding a majoritarian statute. It's this dynamic and each player's celebrity status that elevated this trial's status to that of a spectacle.
After: Larson details the related events that have taken place since 1925 and the familiar arguments that continue to surface. His style is very journalistic and uneditorial, which means it's dry and very collected, though his bias towards science isn't successfully veiled.
This was a great read for many reasons, the most notable of which is the narration of the trial itself with Larson's characterization of each important figure allowing for electric court room scenes to unfold brilliantly. But also noteworthy are the questions his research asks: What should be the statute of limitations on government by the majority? Who should decide public school curricula? Why are Christian fundamentalists so opposed to the Darwinian model when they readily accept the Copernican model?
I recommend this book for anyone interested in the intersection between politics, science and religion. It is a perfect foundation for the understanding of the ensuing debate."
"It turns out one of the "trials of the century" was fully contrived with the cooperation of both sides, with the defendant coaching prosecution witnesses and the most prominent member of the prosecution team agreeing before the trial that he will pay the defendant's fine if convicted...Those are just two of the many unbelievable details of the Scopes trial that you'll learn from this book. Skip Inherit the Wind and read this!"
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