The Hidden Truth About Monopoly

Our American Stories

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 737 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, the story of how Monopoly came to be often goes like this: Charles Darrow, an out-of-work salesman, sat down amid the Great Depression and created the board game after watching his friends play a game involving the buying and selling of properties. He'd bring the game to the Parker Brothers and the rest is history. The truth, however, is far more complicated. Here to tell the true story of how Monopoly came to be is Mary Pilon, author of The Monopolists.

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