Dead Hands
A Social History of Wills, Trusts, and Inheritance Law
by Lawrence Friedman
230 pages· 2009· ISBN 9780804760362
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The law of succession rests on a single brute fact: you can't take it with you. Friedman's enlightening social history of the law of succession reveals how inheritance reflects changes values and priorities in American families and society.
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