description:  "It has been estimated that 80 percent of household wealth in the United States is derived from inheritance. This is the first study of now Americans over three centuries- from the 1700s to the 1980s- have distributed that wealth. The authors focus on the relationship between the inheritance process and changes in capitalism and the structure of the family." FINE- SOFTCOVER
language: English
title: Inheritance in America from Colonial Times to the Present
titlecomplete: Inheritance in America from Colonial Times to the Present
genres: History
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Frontier Press (NY)