The Man Without a Country

Edward Everett Hale

jan. 1897 · H. M. Caldwell

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"This long short-story concerns Philip Nolan, a young officer of the United States Army who is tried for the Aaron Burr conspiracy. During the court-martial he exclaims, 'Damn the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!' The court thereupon sentences him to live out his life on a naval vessel, and never hear news of the United States. The story recounts the mental torments of the countryless prisoner, who after fifty-seven years finally learns that his nation is thriving, and dies happy." Haydn. Thesaurus of Book Dig. "Philip Nolan, an officer in the United States Army, is tried as part of the Aaron Burr conspiracy and is convicted to life on a naval vessel where he stays for 57 years."