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Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation

Name: Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
ISBN: 9780593229934

Brenda Wineapple

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Brenda Wineapple’s wonderful account of the Scopes trial sheds light not only on the battles of the past but on the struggles of the present.”—Jon Meacham

In this magnificent book, award-winning author of The Impeachers brings to life the dramatic story of the 1925 Scopes trial, which captivated the nation and exposed profound divisions in America that still resonate today—divisions over the meaning of freedom, religion, education, censorship, and civil liberties in a democracy. Propulsive . . . a terrific story about a pivotal moment in our history.”—Ken Burns
No subject possesses the minds of men like religious bigotry and hate, and these fires are being lighted today in America.” So said legendary attorney Clarence Darrow as hundreds of people descended on the sleepy town of Dayton, Tennessee, for the trial of a schoolteacher named John T. Scopes, who was charged with...

Catégories:

Jurisprudence & Law - Legal Theory & Philosophy

Année:

2024

Editeur::

Random House Publishing Group

Langue:

english

Pages:

574

ISBN 10:

0593229932