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In 1859, this man declared himself Emperor of the United States - and
got away with it for 21 years!

He was a South African named Joshua Norton who had arrived in San
Francisco during the early days of the Gold Rush. For 10 years he was a
successful businessman until one day he lost it all, including his
sanity. Where else but in a city like San Francisco, could a
down-on-his-luck vagrant become it's most beloved citizen. It was
during his rein that Emperor Norton put up the first public Christmas
tree in America.

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Introducing
The Emperor of the United States and the First Christmas Tree
by Robert Meyerson

A 38-page illustrated short story based on the life and times of the
first Emperor of the United States. It's a story for the entire family
told by Emperor Norton's most loyal followers... two rat-catching dogs
named Bummer and Lazarus.
It was Emperor Norton who put up the first
public Christmas tree in America.

In 1849 gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. Tens of thousands of
people from around the world set out to find their fortunes in northern
California. One man, an English businessman named Joshua Norton,
arrived by ship and became a successful trader. He became so successful
in fact, that he became one of the wealthiest men in the city... until
he got greedy. He attempted to corner the rice market and ended up
losing everything, including a bit of his sanity.

Norton ended up as a vagrant wandering the streets. But nothing could
keep his spirits down for long, especially in a place like San
Francisco. He soon became one of the most beloved eccentrics in the
city's history.

In 1859 Joshua Norton declared himself
Norton I, Emperor of the United States!
* He ate free at all the restaurants
* He created his own money which was accepted everywhere in the city.
* He was given his own opera box at the theater.
* He rode free on the city's street cars.
* His uniform was provided free by the city.
* He commanded the Bay Bridge be built across the bay to Oakland.

Did You Know?

* Mark Twain was a newspaper reporter in San Francisco at the time
and based the character of the King after Joshua Norton in "The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
* Robert Louis Stevenson mentioned Emperor Norton in "The Wrecker".
* Norton made many proclamations during his 21-year reign and sent
telegrams to all the world leaders.
+ Norton demanded an end to the Civil War and when the conflict
continued, he abolished the U.S. Congress and both the
Democrat and Republican parties.
+ He commanded that a bridge be built from San Francisco to
Oakland. Many years after Joshua Norton died the Bay Bridge
was built.
+ He telegrammed world leaders and ordered them to travel to San
Francisco to form a League of Nations. More than 65 years
later world leaders did come to the city and formed the United
Nations.
* When Emperor Norton died, more than 10,000 people attended his
funeral. At the gravesite he received a 21-gun salute from the
California State Militia.
* Emperor Norton was the subject of episodes in two-television
series: "Death Valley Days" (episode 376, aired 6/15/56) and
"Bonanza" (episode 225, aired 2/27/66).
* PBS made him part of a segment on Alistair Cooke's series:
"America: A Personal History Of The United States."
* In motion pictures, a character dressed like the emperor can be
spotted leading a parade with his two dogs in a San Francisco march
in "Around The World In 80 Days" (1956).
* Emperor Norton has had restaurants and bars, beer and snack chips
named after him.
* Several books, plays and operas have been written about the
emperor, even a 40-minute dance performance was created titled,
"The Improbable Reign of Norton I."
* Musical groups have been named after the emperor; a rock group
called "The Emperor Norton" and two jazz groups called "Emperor
Norton's Jazz Band", and "Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching
Band".

And Now... The Emperor of the United States and the First Christmas
Tree is a great story for holiday time or any time. It's an illustrated
38-page short story for the entire family told by his most loyal
followers... two rat-catching dogs named Bummer and Lazarus. Download
your copy today!
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Questions? emperornortonbooks@gmail
Copyright 2011 Alternate Road, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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