Learning more about A Message to Garcia

           Since we read A Message to Garcia in class the other day we took some notes and learned more about the story and the author. The author is Elbert Hubbard and he published his story in March 1899. The story was so successful because it sold 48 million copies. They made it in 37 different languages so almost everyone can read it since it was selling so well. Then in 1916 it was made into a movie, which is so crazy that they could make it into a movie because the story was only two pages when the author wrote it. Then in 1936 it was made into a movie again!! Since the story was so amazing the named a mountain after one of the characters named McKinley until they re- named the mountain to its original name. Another thing about the story was that it took place in the Spanish American war. After learning more about the story I am happy for Elbert because of what a great job he did on this story.