The Toys That Built America - Season 1 - Eps 4: Board Game Empires
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which will go on to become one of the biggest of all time. But the Parker brothers threaten Bradley's reign. But it's a game about Monopoly that will upend the business. And in its earliest days, it might have been pirated from its true creator, who has been largely lost to history--until now
About The Toys That Built America
Title: The Toys That Built America
First Air Date: 2021-11-28
Last Air Date: 2023-12-17
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 26
Network: History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Six West Media
Synopsis
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" tells a different story—one that brings toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.
Cast
Ian Karr
Self - Narrator (voice)
