What About KOREA? (Hardcover)

Advancing Hulbert's Legacy into the Future! o xii
Acknowledgments o xvi
Hulbert's Works, Letters, and Newspaper Articles o xviii
Notes for Readers o xx

Chapter 1 Hulbert's Fateful Karma with Joseon
Ahn Junggeun: "Koreans must not forget Hulbert even for a single day" o 3
Hulbert's Heart Stirs at the Word "Korea" o 6
The Hulbert Family Motto: "Character is more fundamental than victory" o 14
Affection for Korea Sprouts at Yukyeonggongwon (Royal College) o 19
Korea's First Literary Diplomat o 40
A Pioneer in Advocating for the Use of Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) o 48
Saminpilji (사민필지): A World Gazetteer and the First Textbook Written in Hangeul o 58

Chapter 2 Missionary, Educator, and Journalist
The Ideal Christian o 71
A Central Figure in the Founding of the YMCA in Korea o 80
Hulbert's Fury: The Japanese Assassination of the Joseon Queen o 83
Pioneering Korea's Modern Education o 93
Education: The Only Means for Survival o 104
A Dedicated Journalist o 113
Combating Japanese Abuses to Curb Social Decay o 119
Appealing to the Powers, Not for Intervention o 123

Chapter 3 A Pioneer of Korean Studies
An Extraordinary Writer o 131
A True Icon of Hangeul Devotion o 134
A Pioneer in the Study of Spoken Korean o 149
Illuminating Korean Literature through Nature o 162
The First Western Notation of "Arirang" o 172
Introducing Korea's Cultural Heritage to the World o 181
An Unparalleled Historian o 194
The History of Korea: An Immortal Work on Korean History o 202
The Passing of Korea: A Labor of Love for Korea o 214

Chapter 4 Hulbert's Destiny: A 50-Year Journey in the Korean Independence Movement
Hulbert: The Conscience of History beyond Race and Borders o 225
The Revival of Toyotomi's "Occupy Joseon Project" after 300 Years o 229
The Emperor's Special Envoy to Washington: Preventing the Japanese Protectorate in 1905 o 237
Hulbert's Frustrations with the Roosevelt Administration o 247
Civil Rights Activist o 263
Efforts to Reclaim a Korean Treasure Stolen by a Japanese Minister o 270
The Emperor's Special Envoy to the 1907 Hague Peace Conference o 276

Chapter 5 38 Years of a Korean Independence Movement in the United States
Hulbert's Solitary Fight for Korean Independence in America o 299
A Lonely Voice for Korea among Pro-Japanese Intellectuals o 305
Return to Korea in 1909: Leaving Behind a Last Will and Testament o 312
"I Stand for Korean People, Now and Always … Until I Die" o 318
Roosevelt Acknowledges His Complicity in Japan's Occupation of Korea o 327
The March First Manse (만세) Uprising: A God-Given Right for Koreans o 336
"What About Korea?" A Resolute Appeal to the U.S. Senate o 344
The Love of Korean People: My Most Precious Possession o 355
Hulbert's Views on Japan and Gojong o 366

Chapter 6 The Emperor's Deposit-Stolen by the Japanese-Must Be Returned to Korea
The Third Calling from Emperor Gojong o 373
Hulbert's Struggle to Recover the Stolen Deposit o 387
Rectify a Past Injustice by Recovering the Stolen Deposit o 392

Chapter 7 "I would rather be buried in Korea than in Westminster Abbey"
Returned to Korea after 40 Years o 397
Hulbert: Who Loved Korea More Than Koreans Themselves o 414
Homer Hulbert's Spirit Lives On o 422

Hulbert's Works o 431
The Life of Homer Bezaleel Hulbert o 433
Chronicle of Korea's Enlightenment Period (1864-1910) o 438
References o 444
Index o 449
About the Author o 460
The Hulbert Memorial Society o 462