[PEN-L:4820] intro econ history text

["Peter.Dorman" <23215MGR@xxxxxxx>]

A request to economic historians on the net:  I am part of the teaching team
for an interdisciplinary course which includes a component on U.S. economic
history.  Our students are first-semester freshmen with little economics
background.  Last year we used Heilbroner and Singer, but there is an interest
in looking at alternatives for next year.  I am not a historian myself and
have not taught a course in economic history.  Are there any texts that you
would recommend that cover this terrain reliably and readably?  Please reply
to me privately. Thanks.

Peter Dorman