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Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented
By STONE, Tanya Lee
- ISBN
- 9781627791687
- Publisher
- Holt
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on June 1, 2018 | Elementary
Gr 1–4—Readers are treated to a colorful historical account of a well-known board game, and the socioeconomic factors that affected its development. In the late 1800s dynamo Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie decided to create a game based on what she viewed as an unfair relationship between heavy-handed landlords and vulnerable renters. Magie patented the Landlord's Game in 1903, but was unable to secure the interest of large-scale producers. The history of how...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie developed a board game to expose unfair housing practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Charles Darrow makes the game brig...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie developed a board game to expose unfair housing practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Charles Darrow makes the game brig...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
