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    American Inheritance

    Edward J. Larson

    From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation's founding

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    The Return Of George Washington: 1783-1789

    Edward J Larson,Edward J. Larson

    Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson recovers a crucially important-yet almost always overlooked-chapter of George Washington’s life, revealing how Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to…

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    The Creation-evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives

    Edward J. Larson

    Reviews the key aspects of the creation-evolution debate in the United States. This book discusses the response to Darwinism, the US controversy over teaching evolution in public schools, and the…

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    Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

    Edward J. Larson

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning science historian traces the history of evolutionary theory and philosophy, from the eighteenth-century emergence of paleontology, through the dramatic breakthroughs of Darwin, to the backlash against evolutionism…

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    Sex, Race and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South

    Edward J. Larson

    Larson’s thoughtful analysis of issues involved when the state intervenes in the reproductive decisions of its citizens is both timely and persuasive. – Journal of American History

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    Evolution’s Workshop

    Edward J. Larson

    This work tells the story of Darwin’s explorations on the Galapagos Islands; the fabulous Gilded Age expeditions; the struggle for control of research on the Galapagos; and the current efforts…

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    Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

    Edward J Larson

    Larson’s elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington was indispensable to the success of the Revolution. –Gordon S. Wood

    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes…

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    To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration

    Edward J. Larson

    [A] narrative of the most adventurous year of all time, when three expeditions simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world –

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    An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

    Edward J. Larson

    Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose…

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

    Edward J. Larson

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial and the battle over evolution and creationism in America’s schools, now updated with a new afterword

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    Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

    Edward J. Larson

    Larson’s elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington was indispensable to the success of the Revolution.

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    American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795

    Edward J. Larson (Los Angeles, CA)

    From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation’s founding.

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    Mighty Bad Land

    Bruce Luyendyk

    A tale of grit and real teamwork in the wilds of Antarctica when the hunger for knowledge reigns supreme.

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    The Essential Writings of Clarence Darrow

    Clarence Darrow

    The most comprehensive collection in print of the words and writings of the great American lawyer, writer, and social critic Clarence Darrow is edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Larson and…

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    The Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin

    Easily the most influential book published in the nineteenth century, The Origin of Species was immediately recognized upon its appearance as a work of the greatest importance. The revolutionary theory…

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    On Faith and Science

    Edward J. Larson,Michael Ruse

    A captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religion

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    The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia

    Spanning from fifth century Greece to 1999, this volume describes the relationship of science and religion throughout history. From ancient cosmology to modern physics, every major intellectual movement and discipline…

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    The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia

    First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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    Scopes Trial: Photographic History

    Edward Caudill

    It was a big story in a small place. During the summer of 1925, the tiny hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the most controversial trials…

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    Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution

    Edward J. Larson (Richard B. Russell Professor of History and Law, Richard B. Russell Professor of History and Law, University of Georgia)

    The debate over teaching evolution in the public schools remains one of the most emotionally charged controversies in twentieth-century America. This third edition of Edward J. Larson’s study offers an…

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    Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution

    Edward J. Larson (Richard B. Russell Professor of History and Law, Richard B. Russell Professor of History and Law, University of Georgia)

    The debate over teaching evolution in the public schools remains one of the most emotionally charged controversies in twentieth-century America. The newly revised third edition of Trial and Error, Edward…

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    Property: Cases and Materials

    James Charles Smith,Edward J Larson,John Copeland Nagle

    "Law school casebook for use in a property course"--

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    The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison

    James Madison,Edward Larson,Assoc Michael Winship (University of Texas, Austin)

    James Madison kept the most extensive notes of any attendee of the Constitutional Convention. Now his notes are presented with modern punctuation and spelling and helpful notes, fascinating background information…

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