A Message to Garcia notes

  • Spanish American war
  • Cuba
  • Rowan needs to deliver a message to Garcia
  • he does this to encourage others to not be lazy and get out and do something
  • statues of Garcia were placed at every college to encourage men
  • the workers are stupid and don't want to work
  • the workers haven't been trained right
  • rowan wants to beat and fire the workers
  • if they keep complaining and don't have a job he would kick them
Excellence
  • published in March 1899 by Elbert Hubbard
  • sold over 40 million copies
  • translated in 37 languages
  • made into 2 movies in 1916 and 1936
  • Garcia- revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain
  • Rowan- an army officer
  • president- William McKinley (25 president 1897-1901) assassinated in his second term by an anarchist, tallest mountain in North America Mt. McKinley then changed in 2015 
  • perihelion- point when planet is closest to the sun
  • slipshod- careless
  • imbecility- stupidity
  • stenographer- a person who takes dictation in shorthand
  • missive- a letter especially a long or official one 
"What is initiative? I'll tell you: it is doing the right thing without being told."

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