They called Tam and gave him a letter to Garcia. About the man named Tam, he took the letter, put it in a pocket made of tarpaulin, sealed it, hung it on his chest, rowed the boat, landed in Cuba one night four days later, disappeared into the jungle, and then came out from the other side of Cuba island three weeks later, walked through a dangerous country and gave the letter to Garcia.
He sent not just a letter, but the fate of America and the hope of the whole country.
The legendary story of delivering letters is widely spread all over the world, mainly because it advocates a great spirit: loyalty, dedication and diligence are the glorious side of human nature.
Letter to Garcia ranks sixth in the global bestseller list, obviously better than Who Moved My Cheese? It has been selling well for a long time. It was introduced to China. This is a management book about dedication, loyalty and diligence. Garcia's story first appeared in 1899. This article has been translated into almost all languages in the world.
The thin booklet "Letter to Garcia" may be an untimely book. However, in the past 100 years, the concept of dedication, loyalty and diligence advocated by this article has had a far-reaching impact in many parts of the world. I hope readers can further think about this story and its significance.
Many company presidents and CXOs who have a soft spot for doers are constantly looking for someone who can take the letter to Garcia (referring to the kind of capable person who only knows how to faithfully carry out the task without asking why). Such people will get anything they want. He will be welcomed in every city, village and town-every office, company, shop and factory. This kind of talent is badly needed in the world. Who can take the letter to Garcia?
The article "Letter to Garcia" was printed in hundreds of millions and widely spread, which shows the admiration of human beings for the person who can bring the letter to Garcia and his spiritual character of abiding by his faith and fulfilling his mission. This wonderful book was rated as the sixth best seller in the world in 2000 by Hudson Yearbook and Publishers Weekly.
The person who brought this letter to Garcia, Andrew Summers Tam, said: In the history of the US Army, Colonel Andrew Summers Tam created an epic miracle-handed it over to Garcia.
Andrew Summers Tamm, a Virginia native, graduated from 188 1 West Point Military Academy. As a soldier, he completed an important military task with the Army Intelligence Agency-delivering letters to Garcia and was awarded the Medal of Outstanding Officer.
After his meritorious service, he served in the Philippines and was commended for his bravery. He spent the rest of his life in San Francisco after leaving the army, and died on 1943 65438+ 10/0 at the age of 85.
Tan's deeds spread all over the world through a pamphlet "Letter to Garcia" and became a symbol of dedication, obedience and diligence. One night more than 0/00 years ago, publisher elbert hubbard discussed the Spanish-American War over tea with his family. Everyone cheered for the Cuban rebel leader Garcia, but Hubbard's son Bert put forward a different view: the real hero in the battle was not General Garcia, but Captain Tam, the man who brought the letter to Garcia.
Inspired by this, an article called "Letter to Garcia" was born, which was published in a magazine called "Philippians". Because this article and magazine began to sell well.
George Daniel of new york Central Railway Bureau had requested to order more than 654.38 million printed letters to Garcia for distribution at the station. This book also aroused the keen interest of Russian Railway Minister Prince Silakov. After returning home, he translated it into Russian and distributed a copy to Russian railway workers and soldiers.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese found this booklet on every Russian soldier. They decided that it must be very valuable, so they had a Japanese version.
The Japanese emperor issued an order that every Japanese government official, soldier and even civilian should have a copy of the letter to Garcia.
By the time the author died in 19 15, the print run of Letter to Garcia was as high as 40 million copies. Created a historical record of the sales of a book in a writer's life.
More than 80 years later, the book was translated into various languages, and the story about sending the letter to Garcia was widely circulated all over the world. Sending letters has become a symbolic thing, a loyalty, a promise, a symbol of dedication and honor. Many governments, armies and enterprises have given this book to soldiers and staff as a required book for training soldiers and staff's professional code. The United States Military Academy at West Point has long used this book as a textbook for teaching self-reliance and initiative. When President Bush was governor, he signed this little hardcover book and distributed it to all his subordinates. And many multinational companies require all employees to have a copy, which is a dime a dozen.
The cumulative sales volume of each edition of the book is nearly 800 million copies. In 2000, it was rated as the sixth best seller in the world by Hudson Yearbook and Publishers Weekly.