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A Rush of Dreamers: Being the Remarkable Story of Joshua Norton Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico - Hardcover
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Book by John Cech
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In San Francisco, a city famous for its eccentrics, the most celebrated of all was Joshua Norton who, in 1859, declared himself Emperor of the United States. One of the original '49ers, Norton made and lost a fortune (and a good portion of his reason) during those rough and ready first years of the "instant" city that grew out of the sand dunes of Yerba Buena.
John Cech's novel recreates those dizzying days of the Gold Rush and its aftermath, when dreams of sudden riches could quickly become nightmares, and survival depended on the kindness of strangers and the persistence of the imagination. It does, finally, what Mark Twain urged someone to do for his friend the Emperor over a century ago - "write him up." Along the way, Cech tells the story not only of Emperor Norton but also of that Whitman-like catalogue of dreamers - merchants and mechanics, bandits and blacksmiths, clerks and clairvoyants, artists and inventors - who found themselves rushing for the promise of California.
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John Cech teaches in the English Department at the University of Florida.
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- VerlagMarlowe & Co
- Erscheinungsdatum1997
- ISBN 10 1569247757
- ISBN 13 9781569247754
- EinbandTapa dura
- Auflage1
- Anzahl der Seiten192
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A Rush of Dreamers: Being the Remarkable Story of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
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Marlowe & Company, 1997
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Hardcover. First edition. As new in dust jacket. First edition. Hardcover. viii+ 215 pp. Novelized recreation of the life of Joshua Norton, an original '49er and resident of San Francisco who in 1859 declared himself Emperor Of The United States and Protector Of Mexico. Until his death in 1880, the eccentric Norton "presided" over public life in San Francisco, attendings functions dressed in his uniform and plumed hat. He eventally became one of the city's most publicized attractions. Artikel-Nr. E19396
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