A landmark in legal history

The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, as the press dubbed it, manifested an epic cultural struggle in America between traditional religious beliefs, free speech, and academic liberty. At stake was the right to teach evolution in public schools even though it might conflict with the story of man's creation in the Bible. A Dayton, Tennessee, courtroom served as the dramatic setting for a fierce debate over science, faith, intellectual enlightenment, and the power of ideas. The stunning outcome foreshadowed the fraught culture wars that would shape America throughout the century and beyond.

Expertly researched and eye-opening, The Trial of the Century is a gripping history of this famous case and the iconic attorney Clarence Darrow.

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