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A Religious Orgy in Tennessee

by H. L. Mencken · September 2006

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Searing dispatches from the first confrontation between American fundamentalism and science that so galvanized the nationi they inspired the hit play and movie Inherit the Wind. With the rise of "intelligent design," H. L. Mencken's legendary coverage of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial - collected here for the first time as a single volume - has never seemed more timely ... or timeless. -- Book Cover

Scopes, john thomas, 1900-1970EvolutionTennessee, historyTrials, litigationPress coverageStudy and teachingLaw and legislationPolitical and social viewsEvolution (Biology)