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

by Tanya Lee Stone

Steven Salerno (Illustrator)

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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. Suddenly she had an idea: create a game about the landlord-tenant relationship. But Lizzie’s initial game vilified the monopolist. Enter Charles Darrow - a marketer and salesman with a keen eye for what Lizzie’s creation could become: an enticing board game, and a staple of family entertainment in households across America.

Boldness, imagination, and ruthless competition combine in this riveting story that sets the record straight on the history of Monopoly's origins.
  • ISBN10 162779168X
  • ISBN13 9781627791687
  • Publish Date 17 July 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 4 April 2022
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Henry Holt & Company Inc
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 40
  • Language English