num_pages: 129
description: 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 &amp; roared imprecations &amp; abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely restraining themselves. America's freedom was at stake.
language: English
title: Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
titlecomplete: Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
characters: E.K. Hornbeck, Matthew Harrison Brady, Bertram Cates, Henry Drummond
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 23216
places: Hillsboro, Tennessee, The United States of America
publisher: Ballantine Books