Norman Zollinger

Ignacio Ortiz, a Mexican orphan and a runaway searching for his past, lives through eras of intense change, including revolutionary upheavals, two world wars, and the beginning of the modern west during New Mexico's last territorial days. As these turbulent events serve as a backdrop to his life, Ignacio's own loyalties will be tested by the passions of his tempestuous employers, the MacAndrews clan.

A tale of love and conquest in the American frontier, following the adventures of young mapmaker and artist, Bradford Stone, a man who travels west in 1845 to meet his hero Kit Carson, and finds friendship, triumph, tragedy, and romance.

Follows the experiences of two Americans caught in the tragedies and triumphs of the Mexican Revolution in 1914.