
Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Emperor Norton's New Currency
Emperor Norton wore a blue military uniform given to him in tribute by US Army officers working at the Presidio of San Francisco. He often carried a walking stick which was also common at the time or sometimes he carried an umbrella. Today his notes are collectors items that can fetch $10,000 apiece at auction so they are still valuable even today.
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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.
