Brevard County, Florida : A Short History to 1955
by John M. Eriksen ISBN 978-0-9817187-0-5
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This is an awesome 230-page history of Brevard County, home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and launch complex for the Space Shuttle. Would you like to go back in time when life was more in tune with the natural surroundings? Within these pages you'll be transported to a pristine land filled with opportunity and those who sought a new life in a far-away place called Indian River Country. These pages capture the original beauty and abundance of raw nature so starkly contrasted by today's development, and how that raw beauty was developed for a growing population.
Thoroughly documented with 320 endnotes, maps, and photographs for only $7.95. This is an "instant download" eBook in PDF format. (No physical hardback copy will be shipped.) Compare this offer, an updated version, to listings on Amazon.com for as much as $20.00 plus shipping for the original (used) paperback version.
Table of Contents
PREFACE p.6
Endnotes (320 numbered notes)
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A few Highlights
Treasure
fleets and sunken treasures of gold and silver
Fishing
and hunting at its best
Old
towns, roads and trails
The
roots of Florida’s Indian River Citrus industry
The
nation’s first wildlife sanctuary
The
famous “real McCoy” brothers
The
nation’s first multi-stage rocket launch
The
Cape’s first commander (USAF Colonel) spots UFOs
Approx.
1000 sources within 320 numbered endnotes
Bibliography
of 150 source books
Many
maps, photos and sketches
Easy
to read layout in pdf format
| "Brevard
County, Florida: A Short History to 1955 enhances
existing scholarship, is more detailed in its
information...Eriksen's book is extremely well documented and utilizes a large number of primary sources such as manuscript collections, oral histories, and public documents. His list of secondary sources is equally exhaustive." -- Melissa Williford Euziere, from a Master of Arts Thesis submitted to The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences |
| "...
a well-researched account of Brevard's emergence from
prehistory into the space age offers many lessons to those
who hope to shape a bright future for a unique community." -- former U.S. Congressman Jim Bacchus |
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Copyright © 2008 by John M. Eriksen, MCP
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