City Profiles USA 2008-2009

City Profiles USA 2008-2009
Author: Omnigraphics
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 2008
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

City Profiles USA provides key contact information for travel-related services, facilities, attractions, and events in 254 U.S. and Canadian cities. Included among the city profiles are the largest U.S. cities, other top U.S. travel destinations, the 50 state capitals, and major Canadian cities.

Profiles of American / Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas

Profiles of American / Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas
Author: Gene W. Knupke
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2006-03-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1462836763

This book profiles histories of stadiums and arenas in America and Canada. How they came about and how they became known. Great performances, upsets, anecdotes, pageantry and traditions, all factors that glorifies these venues. Pageantry - Chief Osceloa intimidates Florida State Seminoles foes with flaming spear. Great performances - Don Larsons perfect no hit World Series conquest and UCLAs seven straight national basketball titles. Upsets - Jets downing Baltimore in Super Bowl III. Anecdotes - wrong-way run in football, sex as the main attraction and slinging octopus onto the rink. Statistics on 355 venues, 109 stories and 86 photographs makeup the book.