Main entry:

Shea, James J., 1925- author.

Title & Author:

It's all in the game / by James J. Shea ; as told to Charles Mercer.

Publication:

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1960]
©1960

Description:

284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

Notes:
A young man seeks an opportunity -- The Pasha of Egypt offered an idea -- "Let's play a game" -- A world of games -- Games for Americans -- The wheel of life -- Ladies will employ the outside stroke -- "To that evening's awakening..." -- Color from a closet -- The little red schoolhouse -- The strenuous age -- Young blood -- End of an era -- Stars on their trunks -- Ups and downs of the game -- The turning of the tide -- A plant with nine doors -- A diamond is a company's best friend -- Fun and learning -- Centennial view.

Summary:

A biography of Milton Bradley who founded the company and made the first checker game and started on a career of teaching America how to play.
"Milton Bradley was an extraordinary, fascinating nineteenth-century American who left his imprint on the games we play today and our modern educational system. Yankee thinker and tinkerer, a rare species of jolly Puritan, he founded a fabulous company which has made unique contributions to the nation's schools and leisure-time activities" -- Page [2] of book jacket.

Subject:

Bradley, Milton, 1836-1911.
Milton Bradley Company.
Board games United States History.
Board game industry United States History.
Inventors United States Biography.
Inventeurs États-Unis Biographies.

Form/genre:

Biographies.

Added entries:

Mercer, Charles E., author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main toy reference 121066
Call No.: CT275.B5939 S5 1960 (ID:95B221)
Status: Available