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Leaving China

by James McMullan

Children of missionariesAnecdotesIllustratorsAmerican Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945Juvenile literatureChildhood and youthBiography

Illustrator James McMullan discusses how his early childhood in China and his wartime journeys with his mother influenced his life and career. This memoir, presented in paintings and words by internationally acclaimed illustrator James McMullan, shares his life in North China drastically changed by World War II. The text contains mild profanity and sexual references, and violence.

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Book data: Open Library