Title: Come into the water : a survivor's story /
Authors: Magner, Merlyn Janet.
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Magner, Merlyn Janet.; Floods South Dakota Rapid City History Anecdotes.; Disaster victims South Dakota Rapid City Biography.; Rapid City (S.D.) History Anecdotes.
Abstract: "At approximately 10:25 p.m., I drowned. Heavy rain and flooding burst through and filled the canyon walls surrounding my family home. My mother, my father, and my brother would drown that night, too. I was swept away and landed on a rooftop, the only survivor. This is my story."
Contents: The pretender -- Heartsick -- A beautiful day -- Jeffrey's eyes -- The day after the world ended -- "Harpo's blues" -- Quicksilver -- Higher ground -- Deadwood daze -- "Long may you run" -- Rain and ragged dreams -- Mirage -- Black Monday and the big chill -- Dark continent -- Pandora's box -- The prognosis -- Under the rainbow -- Too much to think about -- Vision quest -- The bridge home.