The Scopes "Monkey Trial"

Recommended. Undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers. * Choice *Professor Randy Moore’s monumental labors on this well-trodden path of history have produced a masterpiece of scholarship. Often venturing where no historian has gone before, his indefatigable gathering of facts gleaned from every possible source presents a story that enlightens, intrigues, and entertains. Result: A good read and reliable encyclopedic reference for anyone seeking any recondite aspect of the Scopes Trial. * James Presley, PhD, Co-Author of Center of the Storm: Memoirs of John T. Scopes *Well done, Randy Moore! Thank you for your exhaustive research, historical detail, and gifted storytelling of my family’s history. * Lisa Metzger Rennegarbe, Grandniece of John T. Scopes *The Scopes ‘Monkey Trial gives an excellent description of the trial and its components. This book shows that this event is relevant even today, giving the reader a better understanding of the trial and those associated with it. * Pat Guffey, Rhea County, Tennessee, Historian *

Randy Moore, PhD, is professor of biology and H.T. Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis-St. Paul.