Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Drama of the Greatest Courtroom Clash of the Century Lawrence Jerome
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Drama of the Greatest Courtroom Clash of the Century Lawrence Jerome A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence…
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Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Drama of the Greatest Courtroom Clash of the Century Lawrence Jerome
A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolutionThe accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. His trial was a Roman circus.
The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. Like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. At stake was the freedom of every American.
One of the most moving and meaningful plays of our generation.Praise for Inherit the Wind "A tidal wave of a drama."--New York World-Telegram And Sun "Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were classic