Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Story of Inheritance: Intergenerational Giving in Aging America -- Trends in Wealth Transfers -- The Aging American Family -- 2 The Inheritance Revolution -- The Origins of Our Inheritance Laws -- Early America -- Forging a New Path: Women and Inheritance Laws --...

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