Tuesdays with Mary: Monarchs in the USA
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 I’ve been thinking about oddities in American culture and recently came across the story of Emperor Norton. If you’re not familiar, an odd gentleman living in the San Francisco area in the 1800s proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States – Norton the First. Amazingly, a large number of people humored him in supporting his reign. It’s a fascinating story. Mere citizen Joshua Norton first succeeded wildly and then ultimately failed in business, losing the inheritance from his father as well as his own money in real estate deals and as a commodities broker. Though at [...]