Lost American Soul

<p>Amid the quiet hills of northern Illinois a man discovers a forgotten gravestone:</p><p><strong><em>Walter Wilcoxon native of Maryland died May 31 1836.</em></strong></p><p>That chance discovery in the Cedarville Cemetery becomes the beginning of a journey across time.</p><p>With the patience of a researcher and the soul of a storyteller Martin F. Ortiz reconstructs the life of an unknown pioneer -born during the American Revolution and buried beneath the shade of a century-old pine. In giving voice to a man erased by history the author also contemplates his own path migrations and the meaning of belonging.</p>