The Devil In Dover by Lauri Lebo

The Devil In Dover by Lauri Lebo

In December 2004, following a Pennsylvanian school board's decision to allow intelligent design to be taught in a high-school biology class, 11 parents sued, sparking a constitutional challenge. Here, reporter Lebo traces the compelling story of this pivotal case descibed by some as a perfect storm' of religious intolerence and an assault on American science education. Lebo follows the story through its suprising twists, pondering whether this was a national war playing out in a small town battle or a small-town political battle playing out on the US stage.'

"A brilliant account of the `intelligent design’ case in Dover. . by a first-rate journalist." —Howard Zinn

"Both fascinating and moving. . . . [Lebo] thoughtfully probes one of America’s most divisive cultural conflicts—and the responsibilities journalists have when covering such a controversial story." —Religion Dispatches

"Engaging and richly textured . . . a compelling narrative. " —The Patriot News(Harrisburg)

"[Lebo] took care with both the politics and the science of the Dover case." —Carl Zimmer, science journalist

Lauri Lebo has been a journalist for twenty years. As part of an investigative reporting team, she helped solve two civil rights–era murders. As the York Daily Record’s education reporter, she covered the intelligent design trial from its earliest beginnings at local school board meetings. Her book on the trial, The Devil in Dover: An Insider’s Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America, was The New Press’s first Studs and Ida Terkel Author Fund book. The winner of numerous state and national awards, Lebo lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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ISBN 13	9781595582089
ISBN 10	1595582088
Title	The Devil In Dover
Author	Lauri Lebo
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The New Press
Year published	2008-06-26
Number of pages	256
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