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Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution (3rd Edition) by Edward John Larson, Boris I. Bittker, Edward S. Larson, Martin J. Mcmahon, Lawrence Zelenak Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-19-515471-1 / 0195154711 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515471-9 / 9780195154719 Trial and Error traces the coverage or lack thereof, of evolution in textbooks used in American public schools from the mid-1800s to the present. While the teaching of Darwinian evolution was common and not controversial in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century, the debates between e |