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More Than A Ramble: A Law Student's Review Of Hugh G.E. Macmahon's Progress, Stability, And The Struggle For Equality: A Ramble Through The Early Years Of Maine Law, 1820-1920, Christopher Harmon
More Than A Ramble: A Law Student's Review Of Hugh G.E. Macmahon's Progress, Stability, And The Struggle For Equality: A Ramble Through The Early Years Of Maine Law, 1820-1920, Christopher Harmon
Maine Law Review
Hugh MacMahon’s work, Progress, Stability, and the Struggle for Equality: A Ramble Through the Early Years of Maine Law, 1820–1920, is a thoroughly researched, well-written narrative that provides readers with a glimpse into Maine’s past while making them contemplate legal problems that will persist far into the future. MacMahon maintains a careful balance in his writing, ensuring it is not too dulled down for legal professionals, but not too complex—with superfluous legalese—for laymen. He does a wonderful job introducing legal concepts and demonstrating how those principles were first introduced into the Pine Tree State. Through the use of legal history, …