Book cover for The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One; The Complete Original Edition: Also includes Elbert Hubbard's "A Message to Garcia" by Peter B. Kyne and Elbert Hubbard

The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One; The Complete Original Edition

Also includes Elbert Hubbard's "A Message to Garcia"

2020 Released
112 Pages
0-1 Hours
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St. Martin's EssentialsISBN 9781250250667

The Go-Getter: A Timeless Parable of Ambition, Honesty and Success

First published in 1921, Peter B. Kyne's classic The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One is a humorous and inspiring tale of determination and entrepreneurial spirit that has imparted key lessons in achieving success to generations of readers. This complete original edition also includes the bonus book A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard.

The Go-Getter follows the story of Bill Clegg, an ambitious young salesman who is set on a seemingly impossible task by his crusty old-timer boss, Cappy Riggs, to test his mettle. With charisma and incredible determination, Bill charmed his way into Riggs's employment and is resolved to exceed his expectations no matter the obstacles. Along the way, Clegg exemplifies the critical values of drive, honesty, and integrity that fuel true ambition and success in business and life.

Told with delightfully old-fashioned prose yet carrying a timeless message, The Go-Getter is an inspiring parable of the perseverance and resolve required to achieve any goal. A must-read for anyone seeking motivation and guidance on the path to personal and professional improvement.

Peter B. Kyne

A native of San Francisco, Peter B. Kyne was a prolific screenwriter and the author of the 1920 bestseller Kindred of the Dust. His stories of Cappy Ricks and the Rick's Logging & Lumbering Company were serialized in The Saturday Evening Post and William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan magazine. He died in 1957.

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Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard was born in 1856 in Bloomington, Illinois. He was a writer, publisher, and artist who was an influential member of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His best-known work is the short publication A Message to Garcia.

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