The Man Without a Country and Other Stories (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Man Without a Country: And Other Stories Edward everett hale was born in Boston, April 3, 1822. He came Of a distinguished family. One Of his ancestors, John Hale, was a celebrated clergyman in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century. Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary hero, was his father's uncle. His father, also a Nathan Hale, was one Of the leading citizens Of New Eng land, the editor Of the first daily paper published in Boston, the Boston Daily Advertiser, and one Of the most public-spirited men of his time. Ed ward's mother was a Sister of the famous orator and publicist, Edward Everett, for whom the boy was named. Talent ran riot in the Hale family. Edward's Sister Lucretia became a celebrated author; his elder brother Nathan, an editor and college teacher. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.