The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game by Mary Pilon

The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game

Mary Pilon

320 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced

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The Monopolists reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the true ...

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