To Kill A Mockingbird, the 1960 novel by Harper Lee, explores themes of justice in a small Southern town during the Depression era. Those interested in Inherit the Wind may find the courtroom scenes and the townspeople's attitudes particularly engaging.

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, a 1970 play by Lawrence and Lee, delves into an individual's right to independent thought.

John T. Scopes, the real-life inspiration for Bert Cates in Inherit the Wind, wrote an autobiography in 1967 with James Presley titled Center of the Storm.

L. Sprague de Camp provided a detailed account of the events from July 1925 in his book The Great Monkey Trial, published by Doubleday in 1968.

Irving Stone's gripping biography, Clarence Darrow for the Defense, published by Doubleday in 1941, offers a fascinating look at one of the most renowned lawyers of the early twentieth century.