Norton I

EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES

AND PROTECTOR OF MEXICO

 

NORTON I

YOU DIDN’T KNOW THE UNITED STATES HAD IT’S OWN EMPEROR? YOU’RE NOT ALONE.

THIS IS THE STORY OF JOSHUA NORTON. EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES AND PROTECTOR OF MEXICO.

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS:  

 

The Museum of the City of San Francisco.  http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html  ACCESSED 4 May 2022.

 

“The Life and Legend of Emperor Norton”. Emperor Norton Trust.  ACCESSED 16 May 2022. http://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/life

 

Levi, Ryan. “America’s Emperor, San Francisco’s Treasure: Who Was Emperor Norton?”  1 May 2018. ACCESSED 4 May 2022. https://www.kqed.org/news/11652705/americas-emperor-san-franciscos-treasure-who-was-emperor-norton

 

Azis-Sax, Joel G. “The Proclamations of Norton 1” ACCESSED18 May 2022. . http://www.notfrisco.com/nortoniana/ 

 

“Emperor Norton Plaque”. Atlas Obscura.24 Dec 2019.  ACCESSED 18 May 2022. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/emperor-norton-plaque

 

 

 

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