LEADER 02294nam 2200553 450 001 9910814298803321 005 20230808194408.0 010 $a0-8032-9572-3 010 $a0-8032-9570-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000768162 035 $a(EBL)4602974 035 $a(OCoLC)950084437 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001692700 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16544030 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001692700 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15066304 035 $a(PQKB)25089432 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4602974 035 $a(DLC) 2016023552 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4602974 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11237723 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL941293 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000768162 100 $a20160810h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe eighth wonder of the world $ethe life of Houston's iconic Astrodome /$fRobert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack ; foreword by Mickey Herskowitz 210 1$aLincoln, [Nebraska] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4962-1178-2 311 $a0-8032-5545-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 676 $a725/.827097641411 700 $aTrumpbour$b Robert C.$01628908 702 $aWomack$b Kenneth 702 $aHerskowitz$b Mickey 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814298803321 996 $aThe eighth wonder of the world$93966319 997 $aUNINA