Tad orates the story of His Imperial Majesty Joshua Norton, Emperor of the United States and the Protector of Mexico. Tad tells His Majesty's story from start to finish, his enemies, his allies and what he believe The Emperor truly was. Was he a crazy 'modern day' Don Quixote or was he something more?
Tad orates the story of His Imperial Majesty Joshua Norton, Emperor of the United States and the Protector of Mexico. Tad tells His Majesty's story from start to finish, his enemies, his allies and what he believe The Emperor truly was. Was he a crazy 'modern day' Don Quixote or was he something more?
Talking Points: San Francisco history, chinese history on the west coast, Huckleberry Finn, British colonies, ethiopia strong, good and bad time travel, look em right in the eye and give em a firm handshake, george washington the second, rice mills and pirate ships, selling TF2 hats in the mid 1800s, cool dog adventures, billymc, Sunday Laws, the contentious Frisco proclamation, Mark Twain, us Nortonheads as we call ourselves, commander Shepherd's favorite store in San Francisco, phrenology, rat rodeo, THE BETRAYAL OF LAZARUS, cyrus from trailer park boys
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[sources]
- www.emperornortontrust.org was a fantastic resource
- Interactive map of Norton's impact on the world https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10ixOF9oINyGbIZW-wNCVV3j2ICs&ll=37.79718432362345%2C-122.40044778614559&z=11
- http://sparkletack.com/2005/08/12/emperor-norton/
- http://www.notfrisco.com/colmatales/norton/nortdiag.html