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The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison (Modern Library Classics)

1 review
James Madison, Edward J. Larson, ...

Modern Library, 2005

good basic information
larson and winship provide a very good accounting of the constitutional convention. i presume that all of madison's notes are accurate and complete, unless otherwise noted. editorial comments are helpful to this reader - aiding in the understanding of the process of the convention. while the authors provide an excellent annotated bibliography, i felt like, well, there was much missing from ...

A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign

23 reviews
Edward J. Larson

Free Press, 2008

Vivid re-creation of 1800 election
Edward J. Larson's magnificent look at America's first disputed election manages to remain very suspenseful (what will Pennsylvania finally do?) even though we all know how it turned out. In brief, in the days before the 12th Amendment (and this election was precisely the reason why the 12th Amendment was enacted), electors cast their votes only for the president--the first runnerup would ...

Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory (Modern Library Chronicles)

20 reviews
Edward J. Larson

Modern Library, 2006

Excellent General History of a Great Idea
I can't add a lot to the other reviews here. I encourage you to read some of the other reviews to get a summary of the book's contents - I won't repeat those here. I recommend skipping the couple of reviews that are by people simply pushing an agenda. I applaud the Deacon, who while not believing in evolution, still read the book and gave it a fair and honest review (his review proves that ...

Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution

3 reviews
Edward J. Larson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Definitive Legal History of the Creationism Controvery
Larson's book is excellent. It focuses only on the legal history of 20th Century Creationism. The book was quite objective and thorough and it is hard to discerne the author's position on the matter, although one suspects he may not be sympathetic to the Creationist cause since he is familiar with their sometimes devious and irrational strategies for manipulating public opinion, the ...

The Creation-Evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives (George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in ...
Edward J. Larson

University of Georgia Press, 2008

Few issues besides evolution have so strained Americans' professed tradition of tolerance. Few historians besides Pulitzer Prize winner Edward J. Larson have so perceptively chronicled evolution's divisive presence on the American scene. This slim volume reviews the key aspects, current and historical, of the creation-evolution debate in the United States. Larson discusses the transatlantic response to Darwinism, the American controversy over ...

Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

60 reviews
Edward J. Larson

Basic Books, 2006

Amazingly descriptive, and entertaining.
Wow! Larson's book is one that I had a difficult time putting down. I was familiar with the 'Scopes' trial a bit before hand, but had no idea that the trial wasn't really about Scopes at all. He even describes himself as a spectator at his own trial, in which the bigger argument was being showcased. And we all know what that argument was. I was amazed at the lack of objectivity that some in the ...

The Essential Words and Writings of Clarence Darrow (Modern Library Classics)
Clarence Darrow

Modern Library, 2007

The celebrated American lawyer Clarence Darrow was renowned for his spirited, ruthlessly logical defense of populist causes and controversial ideas. Even today, Darrow?s words continue to frame public discussion about our civil liberties and our religious and civic life. In this timely volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson and ethicist Jack Marshall assemble a broad and rich collection of the iconic lawyer?s words and ...

Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South
Edward J. Larson

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996

In the first book to explore the theory and practice of eugenics in the American South, Edward J. Larson shows how the quest for "strong bloodlines"expressed itself in state laws and public policies from the Progressive Era through World War II. Larson shows how the seemingly broad-based eugenics movement was in fact a series of distinct campaigns by small groups of determined individuals for legislation at the state level.

Evolution's Workshop: God and Science on the Galápagos Islands

10 reviews
Edward J. Larson

Basic Books, 2002

Exellent book
I found not only interesting the book but also very well organize and clearly written.

Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921. (book reviews): An article from: The Mississippi ...
Edward J. Larson

Mississippi State University, 1995

This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on March 22, 1995. The length of the article is 680 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Simon Baruch: Rebel in the ...

A Different Death: Euthanasia & the Christian Tradition
Edward J. Larson, Darrel W. Amundsen

InterVarsity Press, 1998

The Theory of Evolution : A History of Controversy (The Great Courses)

1 review
Edward J. Larson

The Teaching Company, 2001

Evolution: more of a science than a theory.
This cd is at the same time scholarly & available to anyone interested in the subject. Dr. Edward Larson is not a high-binder. There is a good conversational tone to his lectures. I was hooked on the historical content of the science of evoution, the progression & the setbacks such as the religious backlash. I was a firm believer in evolution before I listened to this course. Enough so to believe ...

The Scopes Trial: A Photographic History

3 reviews
Edward J. Larson, Jesse Fox Mayshark

University of Tennessee Press, 2000

A nice collection of photographs with insightful captions
When I was in high school I read L. Sprague de Camp's account of "The Great Monkey Trial," became enamored of H. L. Mencken, and was fascinated with Dudley Field Malone's speech in Dayton. My interest in the Scopes Trial was such that eventually I used it as my dissertation topic. Since that time I have continued to collect materials about the trial and have followed contemporary versions of ...

Evolution's Workshop, God and Science on the Galapagos Islands (Paperback-2001)
Edward J. Larson

Basic Books, 2001

This book is a glorious tale of discovery that brings alive the human thirst for knowledge.

The Panda's Black Box: Opening up the Intelligent Design Controversy

1 review
Scott Gilbert, Edward J. Larson, ...

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

Uneven and frankly a little whiny.
My fault, maybe, for expecting something different. I am not used to reading books from biolgists and other scientists that seem so willing to give quarter to religious thinking. This is not a creationist tome by any stretch, but to pretend that our best scientific theories can in any way be reconciled with revealed religion is to perpetuate dangerously flawed and delusional thinking. Some of ...

Property: Cases & Materials
James C. Smith, Edward J. Larson, ...

Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2008

Professors who want to venture beyond the traditional land-based property coverage to include Intellectual Property and other emerging forms of Property Law will find this book ideally suited to their purposes. Property: Cases and Materials , Second Edition, fully integrates the law of tangible and intangible personal property with a thorough treatment of real Property Law. Charting a course through contemporary property law, this casebook: ...

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