All of the cities in this novel—Denver, Golden, Omaha, Greeley—are figments of my imagination and differ from their real-life counterpoints as my whims dictated. For a great account of Denver in this period, I wholeheartedly recommend "Hell's Belles," by Clark Secrest (University Press of Colorado). Rick Lasarow, MD, long ago consulted with me on the behaviors of certain characters. Finally, sadly, without my friend Cort McMeel's encouragement this book never would have been finished. He left us way too soon.