Ringside, 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial (Paperback)

from akagracie

The best sort of fiction: an interesting, well-written narrative(the free verse form adds to the pleasure); distinct characters who keep one's attention; side stories that add to the primary plot; and enough humor and drama to keep one reading long past bedtime. Readers who don't know much about ...

from TrishNYC

A most interesting read!! As the name implies this is a book about the Scopes trial but unlike other books that may cover this topic, here its told from the perspective of some of the towns people and reporters. I believe that this is actually a book for young adults but it is extremely good and ...

from anokaberry

This book is an important story told extremely well. It is accessible, engaging, entertaining, fascinating and dangerous. The characters are strong and human, the events simple and amazing. There are dozens of quotes worth including here. "...I figure God is a lot like my mother: when she wants m...

from abbylibrarian

In 1925, in the small, sleepy town of Dayton, TN, there was a trial. A local high school teacher was arrested for teaching the theory of evolution to some of his science students. And soon two of the greatest public speakers in the country were coming to battle it out. Did J. T. Scopes break the ...

from lrobe190

This short and highly readable book is about the Scopes "monkey trial" held in Dayton, TN in 1925 in which a high school teacher is accused of breaking a TN law forbidding the teaching of evolution. Scopes was defended by the great lawyer, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryant prosecuted th...