A Message to Garcia - Perseverance in the Face of Obstacles

An essay set at the time of the Spanish-American War, it tells a tale of an American soldier, 1st Lt. Andrew S. Rowan, who carries a message from then President William McKinley to General Galixto Garcia, a Cuban leader whose location was unknown.

The tale of Rowan’s perseverance in the face of many obstacles, and never losing sight of his task, was such an inspiration that this essay was soon called for in singular publication form, and was translated and sold all over the world in many languages.

by Elbert Hubbard