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    Recollections from the 9 Mile Peg

    By David Alexander

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    About this ebook

    The author has drawn on his experiences of life on a dairy farm in the Waikato province in New Zealand through the ages of 9 to 16. There are four short stories entitled:

    "The Championship, Mick, Haymaking and College."

    David Alexander has 2 other works on Smashwords: "The Cavalry Lieutenant" and a short story, "Checkpoint Charlie."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Alexander
    Release dateJan 22, 2017
    ISBN9781370773886
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    Recollections from the 9 Mile Peg
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    David Alexander

    Originally from Los Angeles Vietnam Veteran (18th Engineer Brigade, 577th Engineer Battalion) Undergraduate degree in Spanish Graduate degrees in Theology (MA) and Education (EdM) Clergy (Reformed Church in America and Presbyterian Church in Taiwan) 39 years of life in Taiwan. Took citizenship there in 2018 and promptly retired to Holland, MI. Life in Taiwan included college campus ministry, parish ministry, publications work and theological education. Finished career as a lecturer in practical theology and director of the language center of Tainan Theological College.

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