Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Introduction
Joshua Abraham Norton was a titan among men and he led a roller coaster of a life. Born in humble circumstances in the early 1800s, he rose to become a wealthy and powerful businessman. Only to lose his fortune and return to humble circumstances. But then he went into politics and rocketed to the highest office. He reigned for many years. There are new efforts to honor him today.
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Transcript
Joshua Abraham Norton had an amazing life and was a titan among men. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Norton's life in the 1800s, with his rise from humble circumstances to wealth and power to humility and back again, and learn what made him so amazing.
