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A Message to Garcia
Download the audiobook and eBook for A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard.
Over 100 Million copies of this book have been printed. In the “Inspirational” of “Self Help” categories, nothing in publishing history comes close. Yet, until Andy Andrews recorded this one several years ago, there was not a single audio version!
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Free. The audiobook and eBook arrive by email.
- 1899First published
- 10 minA short read
- AudioRecorded by Andy
The true story
One letter. One lieutenant. No questions asked.
From Andy’s introduction to the eBook
Written in the aftermath of the Spanish American War, this short, ten-minute read tells the true story of a President of the United States and his desperate attempt to communicate with the leader of the Cuban Revolution during the Spanish American War.
General Calixto Garcia was a critical American ally, and all that was known of his whereabouts was that he was somewhere in the mountains of Cuba, leading a charge against the Spanish forces. What President McKinley needed was a man who could deliver that message to the General with no time wasted, and no questions asked.
McKinley found that man in Lieutenant Andrew Summers Rowan, and with the delivery of the President’s information, the outcome of the fight was secured.
As one might expect, when the war was won, there were more than a few people willing to seize credit for America’s victory. Then, of course, the media and the politicians weighed in, bickering publicly about who really deserved credit, and why, and what percentage of the success they might claim.
It was Hubbard, however, with his book, who managed to state the truth in a way that stopped every other argument in its tracks…
“It was Rowan!” he declared. “Every president and general or king the world has ever known, banded together, could accomplish nothing without a man like Rowan!
Rowan, a simple lieutenant, but a man who did what needed to be done, who did what he said he would do. Amid all the hand wringing, temper tantrums, posturing, prayers, and tears, never forget that it was Rowan who got the message to Garcia.”
Hubbard’s little book has stood the test of time for a number of reasons.
Chief among them, however, is the fact that we all recognize the incredible value of a person who will get a job done, a person who will act quickly and courageously when his or her name is called.
The author
Elbert Hubbard was the giant our heroes revered.
In 1899, Elbert Hubbard had written what is now considered to be the first book ever produced in the modern genre of inspiration or self-improvement.
The book was called A Message to Garcia, and it sold more than forty million copies during Hubbard’s lifetime. Today, that number has exceeded one hundred million, not only making it by far the best-selling book of its kind, but one of the best-selling books in any category of all time.
At some point in our lives, most of us have been influenced by inspirational heavyweights like Zig Ziglar or Og Mandino. Perhaps you’ve been emotionally moved by Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, or intellectually challenged by Earl Nightingale. Well, Elbert Hubbard was the writer who inspired those men.
- 1899First published
- 40M+Copies sold in Hubbard’s lifetime
- 100M+Copies today
Why Andy recorded it
Our world is in desperate need of people like Rowan.
Because I believe so strongly in the book and its timeless message, I have recorded an audio version of A Message to Garcia. This is an effort I have undertaken in honor of Hubbard and as a free gift to you.
What’s inside
- Andy’s introduction. A rainy afternoon in Fairhope, fourteen leather-bound volumes, and the last voyage of the Lusitania.
- The complete book. Elbert Hubbard’s 1899 classic, adapted by Andy Andrews.
- The audiobook. The whole book, recorded by Andy.
Of course, the idea expressed so well in this book will not spread on its own. This idea can bring change to a family, a corporation, a small business, even an entire society, but it will require hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who are willing to deliver this message to their families and friends.
Will you be one of them?
Free. The audiobook and eBook arrive by email.