The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston`s Iconic Astrodome, Robert C. Trumpbour, Kenneth Womack

Автор: Trumpbour Robert C., Womack Kenneth
Название: The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston`s Iconic Astrodome
ISBN: 1496211782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496211781
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2017 Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball Research
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When it opened in 1965, the Houston Astrodome, nicknamed the Eighth Wonder of the World, captured the attention of an entire nation, bringing pride to the city and enhancing its reputation nationwide. It was a Texas-sized vision of the future, an unthinkable feat of engineering with premium luxury suites, theater-style seating, and the first animated scoreboard. Yet there were memorable problems such as outfielders' inability to see fly balls and failed attempts to grow natural grass--which ultimately led to the development of AstroTurf. The Astrodome nonetheless changed the way people viewed sports, putting casual fans at the forefront of a user-experience approach that soon became the standard in all American sports.

The Eighth Wonder of the World tears back the facade and details the Astrodome's role in transforming Houston as a city while also chronicling the building's storied fifty years in existence and the ongoing debate about its preservation.

Robert C. Trumpbour, an associate professor of communications at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, is the author of The New Cathedrals: Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction. Kenneth Womack, dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of English at Monmouth University, is the author of several books, including Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. Mickey Herskowitz was a sportswriter and columnist for the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle. He is the author of more than thirty books.

Автор: Womack Kenneth, Decker James M.
Название: Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion
ISBN: 1683930215 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781683930211
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Описание: Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion is an anthology featuring leading critical voices, including such figures as Nancy Henry, Julian Wolfreys, Ira Nadel, Joseph Wiesenfarth, and William Baker, among others, as they address ideas of subversion in nineteenth-century literature.

Автор: Womack Kenneth, Decker James M.
Название: Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion
ISBN: 161147664X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781611476644
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Описание: Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion is an anthology featuring leading critical voices, including such figures as Nancy Henry, Julian Wolfreys, Ira Nadel, Joseph Wiesenfarth, and William Baker, among others, as they address ideas of subversion in nineteenth-century literature.