How Long to Read How I Carried the Message to Garcia

How Long Does it Take to Read How I Carried the Message to Garcia?

It takes the average reader and 44 minutes to read How I Carried the Message to Garcia by Andrew Summers Rowan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Andrew Summers Rowan (1857-1943) was an American Army officer who served as the liaison between the United States and Cuban rebels led by General Calixto Garcia during the Spanish American War. Rowan was born in Gap Mills, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1857. He was the son of John M. Rowan and Virginia Summers. He enrolled at West Point at the age of twenty and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1881. In the years before the Spanish American War, Rowan served several frontier posts and with military intelligence in Latin America. He was interested in Cuba in particular and co-wrote a book about the island (see writings listed below). With tensions between the United States and the Spanish (who then ruled Cuba) growing, President William McKinley saw value in establishing contact with the Cuban rebels who could prove a valuable ally in case of war with Spain. McKinley asked Colonel Arthur L. Wagner to suggest an officer to make contact with Garcia's rebels. Wagner suggested Rowan, by now Captain, who then traveled to Cuba via Jamaica. Rowan met Garcia in the Oriente Mountains and established a rapport. Rowan garnered information from Garcia who was eager to cooperate with Americans in fighting the Spanish. Rowan returned to the US and was given command of a force of "Immunes," African-American troops assumed to be immune to tropical diseases found in Cuba. He received the Distinguished Service Cross. In 1899 artist and publisher Elbert Hubbard wrote a passage entitled A Message to Garcia extolling the virtues of Rowan, lauding his reliability and competence. Finding appeal in this message, industrial and military leaders ordered millions of copies of the text to distribute to their workers and soldiers making it a best-seller. It was translated into several languages and sold internationally.

How long is How I Carried the Message to Garcia?

How I Carried the Message to Garcia by Andrew Summers Rowan is 44 pages long, and a total of 11,176 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How I Carried the Message to Garcia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 1 minute to read How I Carried the Message to Garcia aloud.

What Reading Level is How I Carried the Message to Garcia?

How I Carried the Message to Garcia is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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