Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two

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

One of the most moving and meaningful plays in American theatre--based on the famed Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, in which a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching evolutionÂ

The accused was a slight, frightened man who had 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 and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. At stake was the freedom of every American.

â€œJerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were classic Broadway scribes who knew how to crank out serious plays for thinking Americans. . . . Inherit the Wind is a perpetually prescient courtroom battle over the legality of teaching evolution. . . . Weâ€™re still arguing this caseâ€“all the way to the White House.â€
â€“Chicago Tribune

â€œPowerful . . . a crackling good courtroom play . . . [that] provides two of the juiciest roles in American theater.â€
â€“Copley News Service

â€œ[This] historical drama . . . deserves respect.â€
â€“The Columbus Dispatch
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345501035
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2007-03-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345501035

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345501035
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2007-03-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345501035

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

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