Popular Law-making
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- Legal specialists concerned with American legal history and the evolution of legislative institutions
- Social science researchers studying the relationship between democracy and legislation who need primary texts
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About the author
Frederic Jesup Stimson (1855–1943) is an author about whom little public information is available; details such as his nationality, education, and professional career remain unknown. Judging from the two works held in the collection, his writing spans both legal and social topics and fictional narrative. Popular Law-making, as its title suggests, appears to be a work discussing the legislative process and public participation in lawmaking, with an emphasis on institutional observation and popular exposition, while Pirate Gold is a narrative work involving pirates and gold, showing his attempt at popular fiction. The marked difference between the two subjects indicates that his writing interests were not confined to a single field. Because reliable biographical records and critical materials are lacking, it is difficult at present to assess accurately the historical standing and influence of his works; readers can only turn to the works themselves to understand his writing style and concerns.
