The Man Without a Country
By Edward Everett Hale
- Release Date: 1917-01-01
- Genre: Graphic Novels
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"The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, it is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. Though the story is set in the early 19th century, it is an allegory about the upheaval of the American Civil War and was meant to promote the Union cause.
