23 Best history books like The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee) by Randy Moore

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The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

By: Randy Moore

3.97

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evol…

If you liked the history plot in The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee) by Randy Moore , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

By: Kate Andersen Brower

3.81

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Re… read more

Similar categories in Kate Andersen Brower's The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Forgotten Bones. Uncovering a Slave Cemetery by Lois Miner Huey

2. Forgotten Bones. Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

By: Lois Miner Huey

3.75

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object … read more

Similar categories in Lois Miner Huey's Forgotten Bones. Uncovering a Slave Cemetery book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. My Grandfather's Son

By: Clarence Thomas

3.69

Format: 320 pages,

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Similar categories in Clarence Thomas's My Grandfather's Son book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

4. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

By: Jim DeFede

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of the hit Broadway musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United … read more

Similar categories in Jim DeFede's The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction

5. The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections

By: Tom Brokaw

4.33

Format: 481 pages, Paperback

The heartwarming New York Timesbestseller by the author of The Greatest Generation "When I wrote ab… read more

Similar categories in Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more

Similar categories in James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction

7. The Time of Our Lives: A conversation about America; Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream

By: Tom Brokaw

3.00

Format: 31 pages, ebook

Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Tom Brokaw's The Time of Our Lives: A conversation about America; Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

8. On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

By: Robert M. Poole

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, behind-the-scenes chronicle of America's most sacred ground. "Along Eisenhower Drive, … read more

Similar categories in Robert M. Poole's On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

9. Flags of Our Fathers

By: James D. Bradley , Ron Powers

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag … read more

Similar categories in James D. Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

10. Shadow Divers

By: Robert Kurson

4.04

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which t… read more

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11. All the President’s Men

By: Bob Woodward , Carl Bernstein

4.18

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The full account of the Watergate scandal from the two Washington Post reporters who broke the stor… read more

Similar categories in Bob Woodward's All the President’s Men book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
"The invariable question, asked only half-mockingly of reporters by editors at the Post (and then up the hierarchical line of editors) was 'What have you done for me today?' Yesterday was for the hist…"

-Bob Woodward, All the President’s Men

"Bernstein looked like one of those counterculture journalists that Woodward despised. Bernstein thought that Woodward's rapid rise at the Post had less to do with his ability than his Establishment c…"

-Bob Woodward, All the President’s Men

"Rosenfeld runs the metropolitan staff, the Post's largest, like a football coach. He prods his players, letting them know that he has promised the front office results, pleading, yelling, cajoling, p…"

-Bob Woodward, All the President’s Men

"Simons, as restrained as Bradlee could be hard-charging and obstreperous, liked to tell of watching Bradlee grind his cigarrettes out in a demitasse cup during a formal dinner party. Bradlee was one …"

-Bob Woodward, All the President’s Men

12. The Johnstown Flood

By: David McCullough

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

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13. Thunderstruck

By: Erik Larson

3.77

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases o… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's Thunderstruck book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction

14. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

By: Liza Mundy

4.00

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more

Similar categories in Liza Mundy's Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

15. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

By: Erik Larson

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthrall… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

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16. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

By: Timothy Egan

4.38

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Egan's A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

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17. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

By: Stacy Schiff

3.74

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Schiff's The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

By: Nick Offerman

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about … read more

Similar categories in Nick Offerman's Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • nonfiction
"...when you make art with confidence, then clumsiness doesn't play as clumsiness, but panache."

-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

"Break up your cycle. Get out of your rut. Find a way in your normal setting to "feel alive." One thing I'll do is get up early and see the sunrise from my yard, or for some bonus points, from my roof…"

-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

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19. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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20. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

By: David McCullough

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more

Similar categories in David McCullough's The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Founding Mothers

By: Cokie Roberts

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mo… read more

Similar categories in Cokie Roberts's Founding Mothers book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Gladwell's The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

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23. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

By: Anderson Cooper

3.82

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in Anderson Cooper's Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

By: Jon Meacham

4.46

Format: 676 pages, Hardcover

The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more

Similar categories in Jon Meacham's And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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25. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

Similar categories in Bill O'Reilly's Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story (Random House Large Print) by Tom Brokaw

26. Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story (Random House Large Print)

By: Tom Brokaw

3.85

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In this moving story, the New York Times bestselling author of The Greatest Generation chronicles t… read more

Similar categories in Tom Brokaw's Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story (Random House Large Print) book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds by Hannah Pick-Goslar

27. My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds

By: Hannah Pick-Goslar

4.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

THE INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, auth… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Pick-Goslar's My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line (Feminist History Book for Adults) by Mari K.  Eder

28. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line (Feminist History Book for Adults)

By: Mari K. Eder

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you in… read more

Similar categories in Mari K. Eder's The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line (Feminist History Book for Adults) book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning by Ben Raines

29. The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning

By: Ben Raines

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An NPR Best Book of the Year. The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved peop… read more

Similar categories in Ben Raines's The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family by Bettye Kearse

30. The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family

By: Bettye Kearse

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." —Kirkus Reviews, Starr… read more

Similar categories in Bettye Kearse's The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • nonfiction
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31. The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

By: Randy Moore

3.97

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evol… read more

Similar categories in Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee) book and Randy Moore's The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee)

  • history
  • photography
  • nonfiction

24 best-selling nonfiction books like The Scopes Monkey Trial (Images of America: Tennessee) by Randy Moore

Transform Your Habits

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

Kate Andersen Brower

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Forgotten Bones. Uncovering a Slave Cemetery

Lois Miner Huey

3.75

Transform Your Habits

My Grandfather's Son

Clarence Thomas

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

Jim DeFede

4.37

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Transform Your Habits

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley , Malcolm X

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Assata: An Autobiography

Angela Y. Davis , Assata Shakur , Lennox S. Hinds

4.80

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The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

3.54

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