Inherit the Wind (Hardcover)

from justagirlwithabook

I don't remember when I purchased this book much less when I read it but it is probably one of my earlier experiences with a courtroom drama played out on the page, and I really enjoyed it when I was younger! Probably would recommend for younger grade levels (middle grade maybe).

from Sean191

Inherit the Wind is a play based on the Scopes Monkey Trial. While I only knew the basics behind the Scopes trial, I don't think much more than the basics was needed. Although interestingly, researching the Scopes trial a little more, I began to catch more details in Inherit the Wind. For example...

from GaryPatella

This play about the Scopes trials is well worth reading. Short and to the point, yet containing a good deal of depth. You can read the entire thing in a couple of hours. The amount of time spent reading is extremely short in comparison to the amount of fulfillment gained. Not much else to say. Re...

from wildbill

This play is a dramatization of the Scopes Monkey trial that took place in Dayton, TN in 1926. The courtroom scenes were a great battle between Clarance Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. The play conveys the flavor of the event very accurately. I have another book Summer for the Gods: The Scopes...

from TadAD

A movie that makes my Top 100 list-reading the script of the play was almost as good. For those who have never had the fun of watching Spencer Tracy and Fredric March thunder at each other in black and white (my apologies, but I cannot countenance any of the three TV remakes *smile*), this is a s...