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050 00 DS556.93.T676|bD46 2013 
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100 1  Demery, Monique Brinson,|d1976-|eauthor. 
245 10 Finding the Dragon Lady :|bthe mystery of Vietnam's Madame
       Nhu /|cMonique Brinson Demery. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPublicAffairs,|c[2013]. 
264  4 |c©2013. 
300    xi, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, map ;|c25 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and 
       index. 
505 0  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 
       Vietnam -- 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. 
520    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. 
600 10 Tr̂àn, L̂ẹ Xuân,|d1924-2011. 
650  0 Politicians' spouses|zVietnam (Republic)|vBiography. 
651  0 Vietnam (Republic)|xPolitics and government. 
994    02|bWHP