EH.T: economic history readings good for undergrad courses?

[Johnston, Louis]

Hello all,

Here are two relatively recent books that I used in my American Economic History course.  I teach in a liberal arts college, and the course has only an introductory economics prequisite.

Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America.  New York: Vintage, 2005

Peter L . Bernstein, Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation.  New York: W. W Norton, 2005.

I also used Chandler (Visible Hand), Galbraith (The Great Crash) and Krugman (Peddling Prosperity) along with the Hughes and Cain textbook.



Best,

Louis


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From: eh.teach-bounces at eh.net [eh.teach-bounces at eh.net] On Behalf Of David Mitch [mitch at umbc.edu]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: EH.T: economic history readings good for undergrad courses?

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Akira and others: One recent book that comes to mind aimed at
undergraduate courses is _Castles, Battles, & Bombs: How Economics
Explains Military History_ by Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll.
U.of Chicago Press,2008. They go through some 8 episodes from the middle
ages through the current 21st century war on terror to show how basic
economic concepts can be applied.

David Mitch
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