The Story of my Life

[paulliver]

I just finished reading "The Story of my Life" by Clarence Darrow, perhaps the most famous lawyer in American history. His defense of a teacher who taught evolution instead of the Bible in school is probably the only court case that has had two movies made about it

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[kensmind]

Just curious, I know about Inherit the Wind, but what was the second movie about the Scopes Monkey Trial? Also, someone gave me a book by Darrow about his theories of crime and punishment, but I haven't read it. Have you, and if so, would you recommend it?

[paulliver]

I haven't read anything else by Darrow, but the other movie is also called "Inherit the Wind," but is a 1988 version that is more favorable towards the WJ Bryan character.

[silverflight8]

Interesting - I didn't know he wrote a book.