American history question

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2 total messages Started by Ilene Courland Mon, 24 May 1999 00:00

#28

Author: Ilene Courland
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 00:00

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I would like to know the name of the man who lived about a hundred years
ago in the San Francisco area that called himself the "King" or "Emperor"
of the US. This man convinced everybody to call him "Your Majesty," and he
even had money printed up with himself on the bill. Local shopkeepers
actually accepted this money.

Anybody know who this guy was?


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Re: American history question

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Author: Paul Hartman
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 00:00

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    Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Defender of Mexico. There are
some biogs out there, but I cannot remember either authors or titles at the
moment. Emperor Norton is still a folk hero in San Francisco.

paul

Ilene Courland wrote:

> I would like to know the name of the man who lived about a hundred years
> ago in the San Francisco area that called himself the "King" or "Emperor"
> of the US. This man convinced everybody to call him "Your Majesty," and he
> even had money printed up with himself on the bill. Local shopkeepers
> actually accepted this money.
>
> Anybody know who this guy was?
>
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> Reply to Ilene@ThinkApple.com

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