Very Pleased Indeed

Somehow, I managed to pull the right 30 books today. Whenever I go into a library for research, I always have a big list of books that generally give me bibliographies for the books I really need. But today, I was spot on. This was hugely important because Chapter Three deals with Progressive Era politics on the West coast and for someone who is much more versed in Antebellum politics in New England, I had a lot to learn in a short amount of time. I know I didn't get it all today, but I feel like I have enough meat to at least sound convincing. I have four solid pages of text and 12 more scattered pages that I need to clean up just from today's trip. Writing this chapter from scratch, unlike the last three which were based off of papers, actually feels easier at the moment. It's free of the weight of making something better. This time around I just get to create something new that is hopefully good enough. I feel so good about today's work that I am going to treat myself to some decadently sinful ice cream. Better hurry before they close...