Literature in Teaching

<--------------------------------------------------> This is a posting to ECONHIST.TEACH, a list operated by The Cliometric Society (csociety@cs.muohio.edu). <--------------------------------------------------> I have used the novel GRAND OPENING by Jon Hassler in my principles course, and have thought about using it in my economic history course as well. It is the story of a family moving from Minneapolis to a small town in Minnesota in the late 1940s. They buy an existing grocery store and start the first "supermarket" in town. There's lots of good stuff about economics, especially a chapter where the funeral chapel owner tries to explain the difference between the elasticity of demand for his product as opposed to elasticity of demand for groceries. It's a paperback, so it's not too expensive either. ================================================================ Louis Johnston Department of Economics and Management Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN 56082 (507) 933-7436 ljohnsto@gac.edu <----------------------------------------------------------> To post a message, send it to ECONHIST.TEACH@cs.muohio.edu. For more information, send the message "info ECONHIST.TEACH" to lists@cs.muohio.edu. >