A Message to Garcia av Elbert Hubbard

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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