The making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 / Young Ick Lew.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780824839147 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948.DDC classification:
  • 951.9504092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • DS916.5.R5 Y83 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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