The eighth wonder of the world : the life of Houston's iconic Astrodome / / Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack ; foreword by Mickey Herskowitz |
Autore | Trumpbour Robert C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.827097641411 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8032-9572-3
0-8032-9570-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466225303321 |
Trumpbour Robert C.
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 | ||
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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 |
Autore | Trumpbour Robert C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.827097641411 |
ISBN |
0-8032-9572-3
0-8032-9570-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798528403321 |
Trumpbour Robert C.
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Autore | Trumpbour Robert C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.827097641411 |
ISBN |
0-8032-9572-3
0-8032-9570-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814298803321 |
Trumpbour Robert C.
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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