Anderson, Kirsten

Who was Milton Bradley? / Milton Bradley. by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley. - 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. - Who was...? . - Who was-- ? .

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

Who was Milton Bradley? -- Two apples plus four apples -- Springfield -- Let's play a game -- Entertaining the troops -- All in the cards -- Moving toys -- Toys for learning -- The education department -- Going home -- Timelines.

"Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting laid off and losing his first wife. These experiences gave Bradley the idea for his first board game: The Checkered Game of Life. He produced and sold Life across the country and it quickly became a national sensation. Working with his company, the Milton Bradley Company, he continued to produce board games, crayons, and kid-friendly school supplies for the rest of his life. He is often credited as the father of board games, and the Milton Bradley Company has created Battleship, Jenga, Yahtzee, Trouble, and many more classic games"--

ISBN: 9780448488479 9780399542367

LCCN: 2016011729

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bradley, Milton, 1836-1911 --Juvenile literature.
Bradley, Milton, 1836-1911.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Milton Bradley Company--Juvenile literature.
Milton Bradley Company.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Board game industry--United States.
Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Board game industry.
Inventors--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.