Robert Edwin Lee (1) (1918–1994)

This is the novelized Scopes Monkey Trial. My copy was written in play format. The Scopes Trial was the landmark case most people would say about teaching evolution in school. The real purpose of the case was to decide WHO controlled the schools, the local school board or the State. Evolution was just the vehicle through which control would be established. Of course, names and places were changed, but it would be obvious to anyone who has studied this case who the principal players were. Good reading if one is interested in the topic; if not, would probably bore you. There have been several famous movies made from this event with stars such as Jason Robards, Spencer Tracy, and George C. Scott. I like the non-fiction version best! 144 pages… (plus d'informations)

A courtroom drama about the struggle to bring an important scientific concept to the shoolrooms of the USA, not a milieu renowned for being an intellectual frontier. Of course there is also a conflict between two politicians one more given to derive his position from emotions and rhetoric, while the other is more a truth seeker. the audience of the play is far morer the jury than the players on the stage. It was of course made into a powerful movie in the 1960's and has had stage revivals, and TV versions ever since.… (plus d'informations)