THE EVOLUTION CASE. State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes. The World’s Most Famous Court Trial. ABRIDGED. American Monkeys is the world’s first published abridgement of the Scopes “Monkey Trial” court transcripts. The goal of this book has been to present these events and arguments fairly, faithfully, and in a manner compelling to read, because: The court transcripts, uncut, are very challenging; the legalese and nitpicks being debated for hours on end make them all but inaccessible to high-school students studying these subjects and are even tough for widely read scholars to get through without a determined effort. AMERICAN MONKEYS has been edited together in such a way that now the transcripts are not just accessible, and enlightening, but downright entertaining. Here you’ll find some of the most eloquent speeches and passionate arguments ever made in a courthouse— without needing to sift through 300 pages of legal debate on minutiae. This is The First Centennial Edition. In honor and celebration of the trial's 100-year anniversary, July 1925-July 2025.