Wealth in America. By Lisa Keister. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. x, 307. $59.59, cloth; $19.95, paper. Inheritance and Wealth in America. Edited by Robert K. Miller Jr. and Stephen J. McNamee. New York: Plenum Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 226. $49.50.

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Journal: Journal of Economic History

Year: 2001

Volume: 61

Issue: 1

Pages: 229-232

Authors (1)

Wolff, Edward N.

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The first of the two books, Wealth in America, fills an important gap in the recent literature on inequality in America. The most recent comprehensive treatment of wealth inequality in the United States is, perhaps, Robert Lampman's book, The Share of Top Wealth-Holders in National Wealth, 1922–56, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962). However, its coverage of wealth inequality ends in 1956.

Wealth in America. By Lisa Keister. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. x, 307. $59.59, cloth; $19.95, paper. Inheritance and Wealth in America. Edited by Robert K. Miller Jr. and Stephen J. McNamee. New York: Plenum Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 226. $49.50.

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