Honorable Edward N. Breitung

Résumé du livre

The author recounts the hiistory of the Breitung family of industrialists and politicians who summered in Marquette, Michigan, beginning with Edward N. Breitung, who founded the family fortune and served as mayor of Negaunee, Michigan and in the Michigan state legislature and the United States House of Representatives, and ending with his granddaughter Juliet Breitung. Along the way, he describes the Breitungs' business dealings, scandalous personal lives, and political shenanigans. Appendices include an evaluation of the claim that Edward N. Breitung fathered illegitimate children, a biography of his alleged mistress, a family tree, and details of the family's land purchases and mining interests.