I can’t recall what grade I was in when we learned about this, but it’s something that has stuck with me for about 60 years. At that time, it seemed to be the worst thing that possibly happen to a person.
My WWII vet Dad first told me of “The man without a Country”
Read this in eighth grade and it’s always stuck with me.
Same here. I’m 65. I remember that story as well, and I never, ever forgot it. It struck a cord with me, even as an 11 or 12 year old.
I recall this bit of history from reading a book I found in the elementary school library, of all places.
Back then, there were small condensed books about history’s characters.
Wow.
I would be stunned if one child out of 500 would know this story, in this day and age.