{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60de27e6-b679-4a3b-a9aa-53fa8e6d0313/92e9c223-d615-402f-a99b-765e4b023faf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"187 - Joshua Norton, Emperor of The United States","description":"<p>In 19th century San Francisco, Joshua Norton was a wealthy businessman. But he lost it all rice deal gone wrong... He fell off the map for a few years and when he reemerged he was describing himself as The Emperor of The United States. And people just went with it. He started dressing the part and even issuing royal decrees and his city fully embraced him. This is the story of the eccentric Norton I, the first and so far only Emperor of The United States.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/c6441c4a-cafc-445e-bb68-e583512d2d8c/www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Submit a topic idea directly to the hat:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic\" target=\"_blank\">dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/twitter.com/dogoonpod\" target=\"_blank\">@DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/instagram.com/dogoonpod\" target=\"_blank\">@DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/</a></p><p>Email us:&nbsp;dogoonpod@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Get tickets to our live shows Thailand in June:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://dogoonpod.com/events/\" target=\"_blank\">dogoonpod.com/events</a></p><p><br></p><p>Check out our other podcasts:</p><p>Book Cheat:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat\" target=\"_blank\">https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat</a></p><p>Prime Mates:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/\" target=\"_blank\">https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our awesome theme song by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/evanms\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Munro-Smith</a>&nbsp;and logo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://peaderthomas.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Peader Thomas</a></p><p><br></p><p>References/Further Reading:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://mentalfloss.com/article/78329/retrobituaries-emperor-norton-san-franciscos-most-beloved-19th-century-eccentric\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://mentalfloss.com/article/78329/retrobituaries-emperor-norton-san-franciscos-most-beloved-19th-century-eccentric</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.emperornorton.net/NortonI-Cowan.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://www.emperornorton.net/NortonI-Cowan.html</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.history.com/news/the-strange-case-of-emperor-norton-i-of-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.history.com/news/the-strange-case-of-emperor-norton-i-of-the-united-states</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Coombs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Coombs</strong></a></p> ","author_name":"Do Go On Media"}