Drawings and text describe the tourist resort of Cocoa Beach, Florida, the missile test center seven miles away at Cape Kennedy, and the steps followed in launching the first astronaut from the Cape.

Praise for the hardcover edition: Extremely practical and enjoyable. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Will be] devoured by history or space enthusiasts from eight to eighty. -- VOYA The foreword grabbed me, and by the prologue I was hooked. -- The Science Teacher

The book contains several photographs (p. 18-20) of property owned by the Harvard Canaveral Club.

Explore Brevard County with this updated edition of the definitive guidebook to the area. Visitors and residents alike will enjoy exploring Brevard County, a recreational paradise where the high-tech space program exists alongside amazing natural areas like the Indian River Lagoon estuary—the most diverse marine estuary in the U.S. Comprehensive listings make this your most informative and entertaining vacation-planning tool.

Drawings and text describe the tourist resort of Cocoa Beach, Florida, the missile test center seven miles away at Cape Kennedy, and the steps followed in launching the first astronaut from the Cape.