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Contents Preface ix 1. “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” 1 2. “Un-American, Atheistic, Subversive, and Communistic” 24 3. “A Spirit of Compromise and Conciliation” 51 4. “A History of Hoaxes, Deception, and Deceit” 71 5. “A Conspiracy to Destroy the Faith of Children” 91 6. “It Was Historic, Wasn’t It?” 102 7. “One of the Primal Evils in Our Country” 122 8. “There Are Razor Blades in That Apple” 139 9. “I Want God to Be Part of This” 162 10. “Who Gets to Decide What Is Science?” 187 11. “Standing Up for the Little Guy” 220 Epilogue 232 Acknowledgments 235 Notes 237 Index 269 This page intentionally left blank ...

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