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If I Were Emperor of the United States

Our friend, Michael Mattis, flags this mini-documentary, made in 2004 by Nick Crummey, Nina Hirten, Anna Kocherovsky and Zach Shiner.

Every true San Franciscan knows who the true leader of the Western world was, and that is the self-proclaimed Emperor Norton. This documentary tells of his story and his forward thinking ideas during his lifetime in the 1800s, San Francisco.


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