- Published March 1899
- inspirational essay
- republished as book
- 40 million copies sold
- translated to 37 languages
- made into movie twice, 1916, 1936
- "take a message to Garcia"- take initiative
- setting: Spanish-American war
- Garcia- revolutionary of Cuba fighting for independence from Spain
- Rowan- Army officer- West Point class of 1881
- McKinley- William McKinley president of U.S. 1897-1901
- Tallest mountain in America called Denali renamed to Mt. McKinley and later changed back to Denali
- perihelion- when a planet is closet to the sun, and at its brightest
- Slipshod- careless, lackadaisical, remiss
Monday, September 10, 2018
9/10 Notes
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