John Thomas Scopes
eBook - PDF

John Thomas Scopes

A Biography

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

John Thomas Scopes

A Biography

About this book

This is the first comprehensive, annotated biography of John Scopes, the famed defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial. This biography uses new, never-before-published sources, photographs, and stories from untapped sources-John Scopes's family and friends. In 1967, John Scopes published his memoirs, which focused overwhelmingly on his eight-day trial and not on the rest of his life, ignoring several important events, such as his divorce and remarriage, his run for the U.S. Congress, and his challenges with his family. This volume is the first complete, annotated biography of John Scopes. It details his entire life and, where appropriate, those of his parents, siblings, wife, and children, all supported by hundreds of cited sources, quotations, and family stories. Ideal for readers with an interest in academic freedom, free speech, or the evolution-creationism controversy, this book uncovers the facts of Scopes's post-trial life, including the challenges that Scopes faced in his personal life, his conversion from a socialist to a political conservative, and his final years and death. Readers will be surprised to learn that John Scopes's life differed significantly from what has often been presented in the media.

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Information

Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781440880544
eBook ISBN
9781440880551
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: Searching for John Scopes
  9. Chapter 1. Beginnings
  10. Chapter 2. Dayton, Coal, Football, and “Coach Scopes"
  11. Chapter 3. An Interrupted Tennis Match
  12. Chapter 4. Jockeying for Position
  13. Chapter 5. John Scopes Goes to Court
  14. Chapter 6. A “Scared Boy” in Graduate School and the Jungle
  15. Chapter 7. Marriage, Politics, and a Career
  16. Chapter 8. Life in Shreveport
  17. Chapter 9. Embracing Fame
  18. Chapter 10. Last Days
  19. Chapter 11. Epilogue
  20. Appendix 1. The Scopes Family
  21. Appendix 2. Where John Scopes Lived
  22. Appendix 3. What John Scopes Published about His Trial
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. About the Author