A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard
A byword for initiative and determination, A Message to Garcia recounts a soldier's unquestioning acceptance and fulfillment of his orders. Set in the days of mounting tension between the United States and Spain that would soon culminate in the Spanish-American War, it recounts President William McKinley's wish to communicate with Calixto Garcia, a commander of the Cuban rebels. An able young lieutenant is chosen to deliver the vital dispatch, and his mission becomes an imperishable tale of courage, initiative, and resourcefulness.Except -- there was no message from McKinley, and the brave soldier was actually a bungling spy. But the press of 1899 didn't allow the truth to stand in the way of a compelling story, and author Elbert Hubbard's dramatic fiction satisfied the public appetite for a heroic narrative during the buildup to the war. The inspirational legend remains essential reading for motivational speakers, business executives, and military officers as well as trainers and participants in workshops on leadership. This edition also features other examples of Hubbard's charming brand of homespun American philosophy and can-do spirit, including fourteen additional essays, thirty-two contemplations, and Helpful HInts for Business Helpers, which Hubbard wrote under the name Fra Elbertus.
Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher who lived from 1856 to 1915. He was a key figure in the Arts & Crafts movement, and his essay A Message to Garcia is possibly his most recognized work. Hubbard was a well-known figure in his day due to his prolific publications. Among the celebrities who contributed to the 360-page book In Memoriam: Elbert and Alice Hubbard, published by Roycrofters, were meat-packing giant J. Roger Babson, botanist and horticulturist Luther Burbank, seed-company founder W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W.
Henry J. Atlee Burpee, ketchup magnate Heinz, Franklin Knight Lane, the creator of the National Park Service, Orison Swett Marden, the inventor of the modern comic strip Richard F. Outcault, poet James Whitcomb Riley, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elihu Root, evangelist Billy Sunday, and politician Booker T. Washington are among those honored. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a poet, and Washington
Brodie Foster Hubbard is an ancestor of Hubbard. Hubbard also authored a book called Health and Wealth. It was released in 1908 and contains numerous brief truisms that are in accordance with the Truth movement and Transcendentalists regarding the use of knowledge to rid oneself of fear and, as a result, to restore health and happiness to one's body, leading to true prosperity via service to others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781617202155 |
| ISBN 10 | 1617202150 |
| Title | A Message to Garcia |
| Author | Elbert Hubbard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wilder Publications |
| Year published | 2011-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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