The Telegram, Bibliography & Notes
Bibliography
Edwards, Clarence E. Bohemian San Francisco. San Francisco: Paul Elder & Co, 1914.
Husband, Julie and Jim O'Loughlin. Daily Life in: The Industrial U.S. 1870-1900. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004.
Jaycox, Faith. The Progressive Era: Eyewitness History. New York: Facts on File, 2005.
Tortora, Phyllis G. and Keith Eubank. Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress. 4th ed. New York: Fairchild Publications Inc, 2005.
Wells, Evelyn. Champagne Days of San Francisco. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company Inc, 1939.
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THANK YOUs
Wow. I can't believe I'm actually here. After incubating and nurturing this story for over nine months--researching and thinking about it in my free time, whether at the library or zoning out at work--it feels a bit like GIVING BIRTH (ew).
mooyoo, THANK YOU for encouraging me to do something this retardedly huge and life-consuming. I was way too scared to even try this like, fandom thesis all on my lonesome.
minimoue, THANK YOU for being a dream of a beta. You're QUICKLIKELIGHTNING and you totally saved me from sounding like an asshole on some of that old language phrasing.
lavendervamp, THANK YOU for being an exceptionally quick beta as well. You totally called my attention to the problems with the language, so even though I kind of cranked it up as opposed to toning it down as you'd suggested, I hope a) it's a bit more consistent now and b) you'll forgive me :] You've been a great help.
keepaofthecheez, THANK YOU for pointing out stuff nobody else did. You took a completely different approach to the art of proofreading and for that I REALLY REALLY thank you. I hope my last-minute tweaks iron out a few of the things you addressed, if only minutely :O
leyna55, THANK YOU because honestly? I could NOT have been luckier landing you as my artist! I had such a blast nerding out over the clothing with you, hahaha. Your art is amazing-amazing.
...and last but not least, I have to thank Keith, even though he's NEVER EVER going to read this (because I adamantly refuse to let him know that his little sister-in-law is perverting all his help into gay, incestuous porn). Y'all can thank him for the accuracies of Sam, Ava, and John's residences, as well as the location for the Brady-Gough wedding reception and the site for the showdown, at Sweeney's Observatory. He was basically my beta for historical accuracy, he just didn't know it :0
Me: "Where would a bachelor, maybe a lawyer, live in 1910?"
K: "Hayes Vaelly would be good. He could work downtown."
Me: "What's a cool spooky place that would've been ruined by the earthquake, but maybe stuck around?"
K: "Try Sweeney's Observatory."
Me: "Where would an affluent family live?"
K: "Oooh, Pacific Heights. I worked on restoring a house there. Here are the blueprints, and let me tell you everything you need to know about this building, and more." [slightly paraphrased]
Me: "Where did people have weddings?" "What was this area *points to map* like in 1910?" "Was Oakland ghetto?"
and so on, and so forth. I only wish I didn't write such creepy things, because I want him to read it!! *sigh* Oh well.
And in Conclusion
I'm gonna miss this sucker. After studying the language and the historical setting for so long, I'm going to miss it. There's so much more of San Francisco I want to explore, and so much more of this time frame I didn't get to include. But alas, what can I do? Time to join the present again, I guess :D
Thanks for reading, guys.
xoxo
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