02237nam a2200397 i 4500 ebr10848466 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130304t20142014hiua ob 001 0beng|d 9780824831684 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780824839147 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)878137232 a-ko--- DS916.5.R5 Y83 2014eb 951.9504092 B 23 Yu, Young Ick, author. The making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 / Young Ick Lew. Honolulu : University of Hawai�i Press, [2014] �2014 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier 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 Hawai�i -- President of the Korean provisional governments -- Fall from power in Shanghai and Hawai�i -- 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. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965. Presidents Korea (South) Biography. Electronic books. Print version: Yu, Young Ick. Making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948. Honolulu : University of Hawai�i Press, [2014] 9780824831684 (HU)3455259 (DLC)10848466 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10848466 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 98354 98354