ESTES ROCKETS: DEAR MR. ESTES by VERNON ESTES

This book is about how a farm boy from Missouri founded a company to make model rocketry a leading youth hobby and set the stage for Estes Industries becoming a worldwide business. It is about the many struggles they faced as Vern and Gleda committed their all to making their dreams come true. The story covers the period from May 1958 when the company was LAUNCHED in Denver through August 1961 when they LANDED in Penrose. You will learn some interesting background of Vern and Gleda and how they pulled through those difficult early years to make it all happen. You will also learn how Mabel, the key to their success, almost destroyed the company.