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    Keeping My Name
    Ebook57 pages48 minutes

    Keeping My Name

    By Amilcar Hernandez

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    About this ebook

    A collection of cross-border stories some painful some not so much:

    • A boy's painful experience with a gangster stepfather
    • A boy's experience of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crises
    • The wisdom of an old man to his great-grandson
    • A boy wants to show the adults he is not a child
    • A child teaches the true meaning of sharing
    • Feeling lonely on New Year
    • A young recruit does not change his name
    • A narrow escape with death
    • Backing out of a wedding
    • Mother's Day will never be the same
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmilcar Hernandez
    Release dateMay 8, 2019
    ISBN9781386058007
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    Keeping My Name
    Author

    Amilcar Hernandez

    Amilcar Hernandez has been building customized 10/22 rifles since 1973.  As a computer system engineer, Amilcar is no stranger to precision and accuracy.  Over the years, Amilcar has customized numerous Ruger 10/22s, and assisted many to build their dream rifle. He’s laid out his 45 years of 10/22 customization into a simple, step-by-step format that will allow even the interested newbie to the craft enjoy building his or her own customized 10/22.

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