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The Ballad of Emperor Norton

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Emperor Norton is a 19th Century folk hero legendary for his charisma in the most charismatic city in the world - San Francisco. Prospering as a merchant for years, an ill-timed investment wiped away his fortune. After a short hiatus he re-emerged, penniless yet undefeated, as the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States. Marching around in his glorious uniform, he dutifully kept the people of San Francisco delightfully amused. Even to this day, his jocund spirit parades around the city in the merry memories of his storied life. Of the many myths and tales of his life, this ballad was mysteriously discovered in a bottle. However, nobody knows whether it was a bottle washed up on the shore or a bottle passed around in a bar. Let us suppose it is more to the lore! In the spirit of Sir John Falstaff, Don Quixote, Ignatius Reilly and all the people who bring joy and merriment into the world, Garrett Buhl Robinson offers 2040 rip-snorting lines of hilarious verse in The Ballad of Emperor Norton. Table of Content Prologue Emperor Norton''s Command Part I - Emperor Norton Saves San Francisco The Long Arms of Emperor NortonEmperor Norton Saves San FranciscoEmperor Norton''s Theory of Gravity Part II - Emperor Norton vs. the Diabolic Machine Norton Invents the Washing MachineParading with the ParrotsTaking a Stand against ExploitationRallying his TroopsThe Siege of the Fortress of OppressionThe Fearsome Battle Part III - The Trial of Emperor Norton Emperor Norton Plays the MarketEmperor Norton in Court Epilogue Emperor Norton''s Everlasting Day

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781732902893
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 112
  • Udgivet:
  • 16. august 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 102x152x7 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 77 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 12. december 2024

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Emperor Norton is a 19th Century folk hero legendary for his charisma in the most charismatic city in the world - San Francisco. Prospering as a merchant for years, an ill-timed investment wiped away his fortune. After a short hiatus he re-emerged, penniless yet undefeated, as the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States. Marching around in his glorious uniform, he dutifully kept the people of San Francisco delightfully amused. Even to this day, his jocund spirit parades around the city in the merry memories of his storied life.
Of the many myths and tales of his life, this ballad was mysteriously discovered in a bottle. However, nobody knows whether it was a bottle washed up on the shore or a bottle passed around in a bar. Let us suppose it is more to the lore!
In the spirit of Sir John Falstaff, Don Quixote, Ignatius Reilly and all the people who bring joy and merriment into the world, Garrett Buhl Robinson offers 2040 rip-snorting lines of hilarious verse in The Ballad of Emperor Norton.

Table of Content

Prologue
Emperor Norton''s Command
Part I - Emperor Norton Saves San Francisco
The Long Arms of Emperor NortonEmperor Norton Saves San FranciscoEmperor Norton''s Theory of Gravity
Part II - Emperor Norton vs. the Diabolic Machine
Norton Invents the Washing MachineParading with the ParrotsTaking a Stand against ExploitationRallying his TroopsThe Siege of the Fortress of OppressionThe Fearsome Battle
Part III - The Trial of Emperor Norton
Emperor Norton Plays the MarketEmperor Norton in Court
Epilogue
Emperor Norton''s Everlasting Day

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