- A message to Gracia was published in March 1899
- inspirational essay
- due to popularity, reprinted as a book and pamphlet
- sold over 40 million copies
- translating into 37 languages
- made into a movie, twice (1916, 1936)
- "take a message to Garcia" became a popular slang for taking initiative (used in the military)
- setting: Spanish-American War
- Gracia: revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain
- Rowan: an army officer (west point, class of 1881)
- McKinley: 25th president (1897-1901), assassinated
- The tallest mountain in North America, Denali, we renamed Mckinley (until 2015)
- perihelion: the point when a planet is closest to the sun, at its brightest
- slipshod: careless, lackadaisical, remiss
Monday, September 10, 2018
Notes on Excellence
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