It's widely believed that Twain's very political use of the term "new deal" in _Connecticut Yankee_ inspired F. D. Roosevelt's branding of his legislative program. Indirect, but big. Gregg Sent from my iPad > On Feb 23, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Julie N Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > Does anyone know if a Mark Twain story/essay/piece ever influenced > (directly or indirectly) public legislation? > > > > Thanks!