TY - BOOK AU - Yu,Young Ick TI - The making of the first Korean president: Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 AV - DS916.5.R5 Y83 2014eb U1 - 951.9504092B 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawaiʻi Press KW - Rhee, Syngman, KW - Presidents KW - Korea (South) KW - Biography KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10848466 ER -