Background
Rowan, Andrew Summers was born on April 23, 1857 in Gap Mills, Virginia, United States. Son of John M. and Virginia Wirt (Summers) Rowan.
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Millions of people have been inspired and enriched by the Writings of Elbert Hubbard. The MESSAGE TO GARCIA was one of his early writings. It would be hard to estimate just how much good that wonderful booklet has done. Suffice to say that the need was felt for such commonsense philosophy and the MESSAGE TO GARCIA filled that need, acquiring momentum as it went on its way, until nearly one hundred million copies have been circulated, having been printed in every language in use today. Elbert Hubbard was one of the greatest intellectual giants Of modern times, indeed of any time. His influence penetrated humanity leaving a throb of inspiration and a prescription for happiness to all whom his philosophy reached. He knew the shortcomings, the faults and the failings of human nature. He met them with sensible advice and encouragement. His keen insight and great heartedness, combined with the unusual ability to express himself simply and sincerely were his resources at hand, no other pen inspired and in- structed so well. Hubbard was unquestionably America's most brilliant and able writer. His "LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF THE GREAT" are the Masterpieces that the world recognizes and acknowledges as the work of a genius. In them Hubbard put his best self. He gives a closeup view of the greatest men and women of all times, not in the dry uninteresting biographical style, but in his own inimitable style, packed with wisdom, wit and inspiration, with touches of satire here and there but always full of kindness and good cheer. They seemed to have been written for people who think, who want to think. - Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan
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Rowan, Andrew Summers was born on April 23, 1857 in Gap Mills, Virginia, United States. Son of John M. and Virginia Wirt (Summers) Rowan.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1881.
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 United States and was given command of a force of "Immunes", African-American troops assumed to be immune to tropical diseases found in Cuba.
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. lieutenant was translated into several languages and sold internationally.
This may be the longest, uninterrupted, service project in the city"s history.
Rowan retired after thirty years of service, in 1909, and died in the Presidio of San Francisco in 1943. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Rowan"s Cuban mission was portrayed twice in films. A 1916 silent film A Message to Garcia where Rowan was played by Robert Conness and a 1936 film A Message to Garcia in which he was played by John Boles.
Both films significantly romanticized the events of his mission.
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Member Intercontinental Railway Survey, in charge hypsometric work of Central American party. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, New York and Manila).
Married Ida Symms, April. Married second, Mistress.
