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AMERICAN MONKEYS​

A cut of the ORIGINal

Scopes "Monkey Trial" transcripts

 

the world's first reader's edition.

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In honor and celebration of the 

100 year anniversary

July 1925-2025

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The goal of this book has been to present these events and arguments fairly, faithfully, and in a manner compelling to read, because:

 

The court transcripts, uncut, are very challenging; the legalese and nitpicks being debated for hours on end make them all but inaccessible to high-school students studying these subjects and are even tough for widely read scholars to get through without a determined effort.

 

AMERICAN MONKEYS has been edited together in such a way that now the transcripts are not just accessible, and enlightening, but downright entertaining.

 

Here you’ll find some of the most eloquent speeches and passionate arguments ever made in a courthouse— without needing to sift through 300 pages of legal debate on minutiae.

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READ THE FULL BOOK'S PDF FREE​

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"Not even American Monkeys, but from Old World Monkeys!"

-William Jennings Bryan

And!

Upcoming Live Readings by The New Fortune Theatre Co.!

July 21st at the San Diego Central Library,

and July 26th at The Westminster Presbyterian Church. Click the pic for more info. 

“An American Monkey...

is much wiser than most men.”

-Charles Darwin

"You people come up here to hear the trial! This is not a circus!"

-The Bailiff

"That book!"

"There is that book!"

"That book..."

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Be kind to yourself and Read Plays every day.

A.J. Schaar :  SERIOUS  FUN.

Be kind with others and Make Them.

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