
Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Proclamation of the First Emperor of the United States of North America
Emperor Norton was the first emperor of the United States of North America. The US had been founded as a republic, but with the politicians refusing to heed his orders, Emperor Norton was forced in July of 1860 to dissolve the republic in favor of a monarchy. But things weren't going so well for Emperor Norton in the United States and unfortunately he wasn't able to carry out these plans.
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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.
