A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard penned his classic essay, -A Message to Garcia- in one hour after a dinnertime discussion with his family. The family's conclusion? The true hero of the Spanish-American war was Captain Rowan, a messenger who braved death by carrying a note behind the lines to Garcia, the leader of the insurgents who was hiding somewhere in Cuba. But where? No matter, Rowan found him and delivered his message Hubbard saw that Rowan's initiative contained lessons for everyone, not just those in the military. Hubbard calls upon readers to be like Rowan, worthy of carrying their own 'message to Garcia.' -A Message to Garcia- was distributed around the globe by the millions in the 1900s. The fact that it still has currency today is testimony not only to Rowan, but to Hubbard, who saw an opportunity to call attention to an important life principle, and seized it.

Writer, publisher, businessman, and philosopher Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) founded the Roycroft artisanal community of East Aurora, New York, a group devoted to the aesthetics and principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The Roycrofters published well-designed little books on many subjects in the spirit of William Morris's Kelmscott Press. Hubbard initially advocated for a mild form of socialism but later embraced free enterprise. He and his wife perished in the sinking of the Lusitania.

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ISBN 13	9781947844179
ISBN 10	1947844172
Title	A Message to Garcia
Author	Elbert Hubbard
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taciturn Pipe Publishing
Year published	2017-11-23
Number of pages	46
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