"The Man Without A Country," I mean.  (Don't seem to be able to edit these once they're posted.)

You can download this from Gutenburg for free, read the original version online, or buy it from Amazon.

Dear Bethie,

I very much appreciate you comments.  Did you ever read a book called Man Without A Country.  It's authored by Edward Everette Hale.  Wonderful story!  I think it's out of print, but you could probably find a copy of it either in a "used" book store or perhaps at one of those Internet sites like Amazon.  It was available in audio for a time, too.  You might find an old copy of that.

It's about a young man serving in the military just after the Revolutionary War.  Because he grew up in the western area of the country (a part of Texas that then belonged to Mexico), he felt no real connection to the newly formed United States.  He finds himself being accused of being false to his country and court marshalled.  His punishment is to never see the United States again, or any information pertaining to it.  At first, he thinks this is some sort of joke, but over the years he learns so much and comes to appreciate the United States probably more than any other person living here. 

The author claims the story is fiction, but in the course of my own personal reading I discovered there really was a man by the name of Philip Nolan who grew up in the area of Texas depicted in the story and was also fought in the military there.  The history book claimed he was shot down by cannon fire.  I will leave it to you to decide which version of his life you believe.

PRR

It won't happen....Mitt already purchase property here in our local area.