The making of the first Korean president :
Yu, Young Ick,
The making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 / Young Ick Lew. - 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Birth of a Christian reformer -- Diplomacy with a U.S. president and Ivy League education in America -- Christian education and evangelism in Korea and Japan -- Early life in Hawaiʻi -- President of the Korean provisional governments -- Fall from power in Shanghai and Hawaiʻi -- Solo drive for Korean independence in Europe and marriage to Francesca Donner -- In pursuit of diplomatic recognition during the Pacific war -- New rivals and detractors -- Becoming the president of the Republic of Korea.
9780824839147 (e-book)
Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965.
Presidents--Korea (South)--Biography.
Electronic books.
DS916.5.R5 / Y83 2014eb
951.9504092 B
The making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 / Young Ick Lew. - 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Birth of a Christian reformer -- Diplomacy with a U.S. president and Ivy League education in America -- Christian education and evangelism in Korea and Japan -- Early life in Hawaiʻi -- President of the Korean provisional governments -- Fall from power in Shanghai and Hawaiʻi -- Solo drive for Korean independence in Europe and marriage to Francesca Donner -- In pursuit of diplomatic recognition during the Pacific war -- New rivals and detractors -- Becoming the president of the Republic of Korea.
9780824839147 (e-book)
Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965.
Presidents--Korea (South)--Biography.
Electronic books.
DS916.5.R5 / Y83 2014eb
951.9504092 B