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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
In this book, Haught chronicles the war over teaching evolution in Florida's schools, from the first shouts of religious persecution and child endangerment in Tallahassee in 1923 to the forced delays and extra public hearings in state-level textbook adoptions today. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Between the devil and the deep blue sea" -- "Un-American, atheistic, subversive, and communistic" -- "A spirit of compromise and conciliation" -- "A history of hoaxes, deception, and deceit" -- "A conspiracy to destroy the faith of children" -- "It was historic, wasn't it?" -- "One of the primal evils in our country" -- "There are razor blades in that apple" -- "I want God to be part of this" -- "Who gets to decide what is science?" -- "Standing up for the little guy". |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Florida.
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Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy.
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Creationism.
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Religion and state.
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Religion and science.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Haught, Brandon. Going ape Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014] 9780813049434 (DLC) 2013044108 |
| ISBN |
9780813047577 : $12.99 |
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0813047579 : $12.99 |
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