This week's episode is a wild historic tale of America's greatest and only Emperor! From riches to rags Emperor Norton lived the American dream and his weird and wild quirkiness won over the country!
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Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton (Emperor Norton - Wikipedia)
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html (Norton I, Emperor of the United States (sfmuseum.org))
http://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/life (Emperor Norton: Life & Legend | The Emperor Norton Trust)
https://www.kqed.org/news/11652705/americas-emperor-san-franciscos-treasure-who-was-emperor-norton (America's Emperor, San Francisco's Treasure: Who Was Emperor Norton? | KQED)
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Emperor_Norton (Emperor Norton - FoundSF)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/norton-i-declared-himself-emperor-of-the-united-states-and-his-subjects-loved-it (Norton I Declared Himself Emperor of the United States, and His Subjects Loved It (thedailybeast.com))
Image used: https://twitter.com/empnortontrust/status/1242522282834178054
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