Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented

Tanya Lee Stone,Tanya Lee Stone
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
July 17 2018
EAN: 9781627791687
ISBN: 162779168X

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Synopsis:

A riveting history of Monopoly, one of the world's most famous games.

Features "Monopoly Math" word problems and equations.

An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

In the late 1800s lived Lizzie Magie, a clever and charismatic woman with a strong sense of justice. Waves of urban migration drew Lizzie's attention to rising financial inequality. One day she had an idea: create a game that shows the unfairness of the landlord-tenant relationship. But game players seemed to have the most fun pretending to be wealthy landowners. Enter Charles Darrow, a marketer and salesman with a vision for transforming Lizzie's game into an exciting staple of American family entertainment.