Wealth of a nation to be : the American colonies on the eve of the Revolution / Alice Hanson Jones Hardcover - 1980

New York : Columbia University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxvi, 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-469).Contents: Measures of wealth -- Human and land resources -- Aggregate and per capita private physical wealth for thirteen colonies and three regions -- Structure of physical wealth in thirteen colonies and three regions -- Net worth, financial assets and liabilities -- Distribution of wealth: the rich and the poor -- Wealth distribution and composition among various socioeconomic groups -- Inequality compared with other times and places -- Summary and conclusions -- Techniques followed and data limitations -- Wealth composition of probate-type wealthholders by county or group of counties, three regions, 1774 -- Relation between age and wealth -- Measures of variance -- Two lists of recommended supplies a colonist should bring to subsist for a year. Subjects: To 1865Sozialgeschichte 1700-1800. Wealth United States History. Richesse �tats-Unis Histoire. Economic history. Wealth. Wealth United States History. Wealth United States History. Wealth United States HistoryWealth United States History 18th century. United States Economic conditions To 1865. �tats-Unis Conditions �conomiques Jusqu'� 1865. United States.