| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Astrodome (Houston, Tex.) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Astrodome (Houston, Tex.) fast |
| Subject |
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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dissertations.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Womack, Kenneth, author
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| LC no. |
2016023552 |
| ISBN |
9780803295704 |
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0803295707 |
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9780803295711 |
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0803295715 |
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9780803295728 |
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0803295723 |
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