“The Man without a Country” is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published during the height of the Civil War. It is the story of an American Army Lieutenant Philip Nolan, who gets entangled with Aaron Burr in 1807, and renounces his country during his trial for treason, saying he never wanted to hear about the United States again. The judge asks him to recant but Nolan doesn’t. So the judge granted his request and Nolan spent the rest of his life on Navy ships around the world. The officers and crew were not allowed to mention the United States.
“The Man without a Country” became a widely read book by adults and children in schools. It is still considered a major American work and read widely in American schools. It is still considered a major American work and read widely in American schools.
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