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The Man Without a Country Nolan’s Naval Odyssey
A fragment from an 19th century reminiscence narrates the tale of Philip Nolan, an officer branded “a man without a country” after a court sentence in New Orleans. It tracks his life aboard ships, his isolation, and the harsh regime that forbade him from hearing or speaking of the United States, until his death in 1863, with recollections of Burr’s influence and Nolan’s grim fate fueling a long meditation on loyalty and national identity.
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United States
Fannawn
Smurgyd& Co
Detroit
Hype& Joy
Auanile Monthly
New York
Herff
Surong
U.S
Philip Nolan
Mission House
Mack Fac
Lake Superior
Dames
Levant
Navy
Nolan
Naval Archives
Bureau of Construction
Washington
Nelao
Ricurdy
Philip Nelso
Legion of the West
Nuln
Hi. Lang
Mononga
Bourbon
Subre
Nelsa
Burr
Bore
Nels
Litte
Col. Morgan
Orleans
Vera Cruz
Texas
A. Burs
Swain
Morgan
Gethrge
Benedict Aroelol
Leried
God Save
King George
Qld Murgas
Marshal
Old Morgan
Lieut. Mitchell
United Stated
Washington City
Jefferson
New Orleans
North Atlantic
Fort Adams
Secretary of the Navy
Crowninshield
Aden
Fo Fe
Wil
Shaw
Theu Nolan
Alexandria
Caieo-aod
Pyramids
Dons
Tolking
America
Hemisphere
Paraguay
Napoleon
Cape of Good Hope
Nolen
Sara
Cape
Indian Ocean
Phillips
Nalia
Joig
Nelan
Waleter Scott
Flechier
Warren
Mediterranean
Blan
Cruisa
Avice
Mra. Graff
Bay of Naples
Anething
Hawilton