The Man Without a Country

by Edward Everett Hale
The Man Without a Country  
published November 3rd 2006 by Hard Press
binding Paperback
isbn 1406917893   (isbn13: 9781406917895)
pages 30
description And then the old man took off his own sword of ceremony, and gave it to Nolan, and made him put it on. The man told me this who saw it. Nolan cried li...more
date added
12-19-06



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John
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12/03/07

This is a small, cloth fabric hardcover book. A little tattered, ink stained, dog eared and musty but in remarkably good condition for having been published in 1912 and costing just 20 cents. It was read by my father as a grammar school assignment a long time ago. So this made the book quite interesting to me. The inside cover identifies it as a "School Edition" having been introduced as a reading text in the early 1900's.
The fictional story was written in the summer of 1863. Grant ...more
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Carolyn
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07/28/08

recommended to Carolyn by: Jim
I've always been a fan of Vonnegut's. This was a very interesting collection of several short essays; rather anti-American, but contained some good insights.
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Deborah
I don't know how many times I have read this book...It captures the "patriotic" heart of any American...who LOVES what this country once stood for...
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Martin
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01/30/08

Read in December, 2006
A very interesting story to read in the context of our current state of political discourse.
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gina
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01/19/08

recommends it for: Everyone
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Not to be confused with Vonnegut
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Carrie
06/09/08

Read in May, 2008
A timeless book for every American to read.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.88 (32 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.85 (27 ratings)
number of reviews: 6






other editions

The Man without a country (Paperback)
Man without a Country (School & Library Binding)
The Man Without a Country (Hardcover)