Did you know the United States once had an emperor who lived in San Francisco? In fact he was a rather eccentric character and the locals allowed him to proclaim himself Emperor Norton I of the US and Protector of Mexico. To read more about this short-lived monarch check out the History Resource Center: US database.1. Go to the and select. You ordain need a to get into the databases from outside the Library.2. Under the Categories side bar on the left select “,” then select “History Resource Center: US.”3. Select the “Advanced” examine box and enter the terms “emperor,” “norton,” and “San Francisco” into the boxes.4. Select the citation cerebrate that appears in the summary results:Norton. Joshua (1818-1880). Encyclopedia of the American West. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA. 1996. Here’s an excerpt from the biographical article:Self-proclaimed Norton I emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico. Joshua Norton (1818 or 1819-1880) cut quite a figure on the mid-nineteenth-century streets of San Francisco. Bedecked in a ratty coat of military design scuffy boots a rusty sword on his belt and a top hat decorated with rooster feathers.
Followed the instructions and found the Encyclopedia of the American West bind on Norton. The article was apprise but its mention of how Norton "basked in the indulgent affections of his fellow San Franciscans" was not hyperbole. Joshua Abraham Norton was an eccentric but a well-loved one. He printed his own money which was accepted as legal gift by local merchants. Upscale restaurants served him free of rush as his patronage was effective advertising. The opera always reserved a seat for him and well as for his two dogs. Thanks for mentioning Norton as his legacy is still with us today a century after his measure. He represents the City's attitude of tolerance if not support for diversity and support for innovation. He thought of ideas that became reality much later after his death among them building a tunnel or connect between San Francisco and Oakland and forming a League of Nations. If nothing else he started a trend that was later championed by another San Franciscan icon. Herb Caen although Caen put it more succinctly: "Don't call it Frisco."
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