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Edward J. Larson

Edward J. Larson
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Edward J. Larson

Edward J. Larson is the author of seven books and the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. His other books include Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory; Evolution's Workshop; God and Science on the Galapagos Islands; and Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution. Larson has also written over one hundred articles, most of which address topics of law, science, or politics from an historical perspective, which have appeared in such varied journals as The Atlantic, Nature, Scientific American, The Nation,... Read full bio

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Evolution on trial
Daily Helmsman, March 18, 2010
...Pulitzer prize-winning author Edward Larson was the first person to lecture in the new University Center's theater last night when he spoke about Darwinism and the Dayton Tenn. Scopes trial. More than 200...
Donald McRae's The Last Trials of Clarence Darrow
Blogcritics.org, September 16, 2009
...Babe Leopold, Dickie Loeb, and the Kidnap-Murder of Bobby Franks (2007) is a comprehensive study of that case. Edward Larson?s Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America?s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (1997) is an exhaustive...
Book Review: The Last Trials of Clarence Darrow, by Donald McRae
Blogcritics.org, September 16, 2009
...Babe Leopold, Dickie Loeb, and the Kidnap-Murder of Bobby Franks (2007) is a comprehensive study of that case. Edward Larson?s Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America?s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (1997) is an exhaustive...
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Oversight of Souls, January 4, 2010
...Jackson- an inspiring character. 5. A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 , America’s First Presidential Campaign, Edward Larson (audio)- A really good read listen. This was a very significant point in American history. 6. Old...
Pulitzer Prize Recipient Edward Larson, Oct. 18, 2009
Montreal on the Cheap, October 6, 2009
...Radio One proudly presents Sunday-@-the-Segal Sunday, October 18, 2009 – 11am. Admission is free . Lecturer : Pulitzer Prize recipient Edward Larson . Professor Larson won the Pulitzer Prize for history for his book Summer for the...