S5 Ep5: Emperor of the United States: A Man with Huge... Audacity
Update: 2025-07-10
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In the mid-1800s, a Jewish immigrant from South Africa made his way to San Francisco, where he declared himself Emperor of the United States. Despite this audacious claim and his very obvious eccentricities, Emperor Joshua Norton was beloved by his subjects.
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