TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Kirsten AU - Foley,Tim TI - Who was Milton Bradley? T2 - Who was...? SN - 9780399542367 (hc) AV - GV1312 .A54 2016 U1 - 338.7/61794092B 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House KW - Bradley, Milton KW - Milton Bradley Company KW - Juvenile literature KW - Board game industry KW - United States KW - Inventors KW - Biography KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Games & Activities / Board Games KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century N1 - Famous people; Includes bibliographical references; Ages 8-12 N2 - "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"-- ER -