The Man Without a Country Author:Edward Everett Hale The Man Without a Country 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... more » of the American Civil War and was meant to promote the Union cause.« less