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Trumpbour Robert C. |
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The eighth wonder of the world : the life of Houston's iconic Astrodome / / Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack ; foreword by Mickey Herskowitz |
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-8032-9572-3 |
0-8032-9570-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword: The Dome Was So NiceThey Opened It Twice; Prologue: A Noble Idea for the Oil Patch; I. COW TOWN; 1. Roy Hofheinz: Houston's Grand Huckster; 2. Of Cows and Construction: Houston's Livestock Show and Rodeo; 3. Going Pro: George Kirksey, Craig Cullinan, and the Major League Dream; II. DOME TOWN; 4. Zimmerman and the Grand Plan: Engineering a Marvel; 5. The Grass Isn't Always Greener: AstroTurf and the Sports Purist Backlash; III. SPACE CITY; 6. Fractious Dome Futures; 7. The Dome and Its Legacy; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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