Furthering "Message to Garcia"

       "Message to Garcia" was written in 1899 as an inspirational essay, by Elbert Hubbard. After selling over 40 million copies it was made into a pamphlet, book, and translated into 37 languages. Then it was made into two different movies, one in 1916, and the second in 1936. "Take a message to Garcia"  became a popular slang term for taking initiative, which is still used in the military. The essay takes place during the Spanish-American war. Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain. Rowan the man sent to give the note to Garcia, was an army officer and in the west point class of 1881. During this time our president was William McKinley. He was the 25th president, (1897-1901) and was assassinated six months into his second term by an anarchist. Mt. McKinley was originally called Denali. It is the tallest mountain in North America, and recently it was changed back to Mt. Denali.