William Franklin Sands in late Chosŏn, Korea : at the deathbed of empire, 1896-1904 / Wayne Patterson.

"After graduation from Georgetown University in 1896, William Franklin Sands joined the US diplomatic corps as second secretary in Tokyo. His year there sparked his interest in East Asia, so when a position in Korea opened, he took it, with the help of his influential father, an admiral in the US na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Patterson, Wayne, 1946- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects:	Sands, William Franklin, > 1874-1946. Diplomatic and consular service > Korea > History > 19th century. Korea > Politics and government > 1864-1910. Korea > Social life and customs > 19th century. Korea > Foreign relations > 1864-1910. United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1921. Diplomats > United States > Biography. Diplomatic and consular service. Diplomatic relations. Diplomats. Manners and customs. Politics and government. Korea. United States. 1800-1921 Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	ix, 163 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Prologue: Japan, 1896-1897
Arrival in Korea, January
Entering His Majesty's Service, January 1900
The Cheju Uprising, 1901
Sands Undercut: Koreans, Japanese, and Russians
Sands Undercut: Horace Allen
Troubles Mounting
Memorials to Kojong
Leaving Korea, March 1903 to February 1904
Epilogue: 1904-1946.