Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century

Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century

Jerome Lawrence

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A meaningful play based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, in which a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching evolution. The accused was a slight, frightened man who'd deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus, the chief gladiators being the two great legal giants of the century. Locked in mortal combat, they bellowed & roared imprecations & abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely restraining themselves. America's freedom was at stake.

Publication Year: 2007


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