you re watching booktv on c-span2 with top non-fiction books and authors every weekend. booktv television for serious readers. from my father i inherited my confidence my resilience, my passion, and my audacity, looking back although it was never explained to me in this way, he taught me the spirit of which is greek idea of honor and doing the right thing, even when one s own interests or even one s own life is in peril. growing up while i never fought anything but australian there were two stories about the second world war and greece that i always kept close to my heart. the first was in 1940 when benito mussolini italy s prime minister asked the greek prime minister for free passage through greece and on the spot at 3:00 in the morning without hesitation, without consultation he said oy he said no. it was spirited defiance and quite incredible when considering just how vastly outnumbered the greeks were by the italians. it prompted sir winston churchhill, the greatest
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december of 2014. you can watch this and other programs online. on booktv any event from the museum of american finance on the origins of the board game monopoly. mary pilon, author of the monopolists: obsession, fury, and the scandal behind the world s favorite board game refuge the commonly held history by the dms manufacturer parker brokers that an unemployed salesman sold the idea of small-company in 1935. what the plan is the history of the gate and opened up to questions and answers but we are not just yet during and getting insight on what you find useful. this is the cover of the book. monopoly as we know it today, and houses and mr. monopoly, if you talk to them say parker brothers which is now owned by hasbro, for years this story, this gentleman went to the game at the height of the great depression and in america one of america s darkest hours egos to his basement and innovates and makes this game and put atlantic city properties on it as an homage, and he
in 1935. so what the plan is i will talk a little about the history of the game and open it up to question and answer so i am not just hamming and you can get insight on hopefully what you think is useful. most people are familiar with the red hotels greenhouses and mr. monopoly. most people saying parker brothers. the idea is at america s darkest hour he makes this game and puts the houses on atlanta boulevard for a happier time. you can see the monopoly patton looks like what we know as monopoly today. tokens, board, property. this version of the story has been on the website for years. some people believe daro was the inspiration for early characters. the only story is not true. it started out originally with lizzie magie. she had a patton for a type writer gadget and was an outspoken feminist and had views on this. this is before women could vote. her father was james mcgee who wasn t just a newspaper owner but travelled with lincoln during the lincoln-douglas debates
industry and the chal fangick of china, u.s. and russia to develop a better car. you need to be firm in the principles but firm in details. that reflexes the polarization we are seeing and the methods of if all of the senators congress men and women, and state legislatures can adopt we can come together as a country and solve many important issues. my favorite quote was from julie adams the secretary of the senate who said be humble and have a strong work ethic and be kind to the people you meet up you will meet them on the way down. in congress we have a lack of true statesman. as much as i disagree with john mccain he did something impressive and committed to the veterans affair bill and reading the senate torture bill and focused on staying away from torture is essential to our democracy. when we have people crossing the aisle and make decisions with people they may not agree with that is what we need to maintain the security and integrity of the nation high school