Marion Public Library
Login
My List - 0
Help
EXPLORE THE LIBRARY
SEARCH FOR BOOKS
MY ACCOUNT
Basic Search
Advanced Search
History
Search:
Title Keyword
Author Keyword
Subject Keyword
Series Keyword
Title starts with...
Author (last name, first name)
Subject starts with...
Series starts with...
ISBN/ISSN number
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Marion Public Library
Item Information
Holdings
Author Notes & Sketches
Fiction & Biography
First Chapter Excerpts
Publisher Weekly Review
Summary
Table of Contents
More by this author
Demery, Monique Brinson, 1976- author.
Subjects
Trần, Lê Xuân, 1924-2011.
Politicians' spouses -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Biography.
Vietnam (Republic) -- Politics and government.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Demery, Monique Brinson, 1976- author.
by title:
Finding the Dragon L...
MARC Display
Finding the Dragon Lady : the mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu / Monique Brinson Demery.
by
Demery, Monique Brinson, 1976- author.
Subjects
Trần
,
Lê
Xuân
,
1924-2011
.
Politicians' spouses -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Biography.
Vietnam (Republic) -- Politics and government.
Publisher Info:
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013].
©2013.
Edition:
First edition
Description:
xi, 258 pages, 8 un-numbered pages of plates : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm
RDA Types:
text
unmediated
volume
ISBN:
9781610392815 (hardcover)
1610392817 (hardcover)
Contents:
Paris, 2005 -- Forgotten graves -- A distinguished family -- Portrait of a young lady -- Long-distance phone call -- The crossing -- A mountain retreat -- The miracle man of Southeast Asia -- A first lady in independence palace -- Tiger skins -- Young Turks and old hacks -- Burning monks -- Too beautiful to ignore -- Closed doors -- Coup d'etat -- In exile.
Format Book:
Summary:
"When Monique Demery set out to find the infamous Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the former First Lady of South Vietnam had been in exile for over forty years, and had lived in near seclusion for the last thirty of them. Entire books have been written about the consequences of that November coup: sorting out America's role and what effect it had on the coming war, but for the most part, historians were flummoxed by the Dragon Lady. Her hourglass figure filled and splash of color enlightened what were otherwise murky beginnings to a dismal war. And she gave Americans something to rally around, even if it was only to cheer against her. But little was heard from the woman herself. The last New York Times reporter who tried to get access to Madame Nhu in 1987 was turned away at the door and told she charged for interviews--one thousand dollars a pop. But somehow, through a mixture of patience, cunning, and a bit of luck, Demery managed to strike up a years-long relationship with the Dragon Lady and ultimately was entrusted with her diary and autobiography. This book is the story of that improbable connection and a deeper look at the woman who was feared and despised by so much of the world"--
No. of Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Status
Marion Public Library
Top Floor
959.7 DEM
Checked In
Add Copy to MyList
Format:
HTML
Plain text
Delimited
Subject:
Email to:
Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.