James A. Murray: Butte's Radical Irish Millionaire

Told for the first time, this is the unvarnished story of Murray's rise to great wealth and power, and the flamboyant cast of friends and family who endured his violent mood swings and his eccentric generosities. Farley relates the entirety of Murray's audacious life: ruling over mining camps in Montana, dining with Diamond Jim Brady and Lillian Russell in New York, showering the Monterey art colony with philanthropy, and propelling a loyal nephew future US Senator, James E. Murrayto the top of a radical Irish-American organization with 60,000 members.