Bibliograph

The Scopes monkey trial, a headline court case, Freya Ottem Hanson

Type

Label

The Scopes monkey trial, a headline court case, Freya Ottem Hanson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Scopes monkey trial

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

42708014

Responsibility statement

Freya Ottem Hanson

Series statement

Headline court cases

Sub title

a headline court case

Summary

Discusses one of the most famous court cases in history, in which a Tennessee high school teacher was put on trial for teaching evolution

Table Of Contents

A court or a circus? -- Darwin and the fundamentalists -- Robinson's drug store -- John Scopes and the anti-evolution law -- Two attorneys clash -- Judge and jury -- The case for Tennessee -- The case for John Scopes -- The jury decides -- The impact of the Scopes trial

Target audience

juvenile

Classification