Edward J. Larson is a legal historian and author of the recent book Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership. His previous books include To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration, The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789, and Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history