Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution [3 ed.] 0195154703, 9780195154702, 0195154711, 9780195154719, 9781423726463

Trial and Error traces the coverage or lack thereof, of evolution in textbooks used in American public schools from the

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Table of contents :
Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1. Scene of the Crime: Evolution in American Education Before 1920......Page 18
2. Outlawing Evolution, 1920–1925......Page 39
3. Enforcing the Law, 1925–1960......Page 69
4. Legalizing Evolution, 1961–1970......Page 104
5. Legislating Equal Time, 1970–1981......Page 136
6. Outlawing Creation, 1981–1990......Page 167
7. Mandating Evolution: The 1990s and Beyond......Page 196
Conclusion......Page 221
Appendix......Page 225
Notes......Page 227
Bibliographic Note......Page 271
A......Page 276
B......Page 277
D......Page 278
E......Page 279
G......Page 280
K......Page 281
M......Page 282
O......Page 283
R......Page 284
S......Page 285
T......Page 286
Z......Page 287

Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution [3 ed.]
 0195154703, 9780195154702, 0195154711, 9780195154719, 9781423726463

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