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With little warning, terror descended on Telluride.For all the destruction, all escaped death but one. Fully told for the first time--a true story of bravery and loss. Glancing uphill over his left shoulder, he confronted the terrifying sight of the Wunderlich house across the street rising five to eight feet in the air on a fifty-foot-wide wall of mud. Dollie was christened Iowa belle by Telluride's leading newspaper when she and Elwood secretly married, with a little help from their friends. Their box canyon was sublimely isolated by the wild San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Amid the steely-eyed, the quirky, the crooked and the vile, the young couple seemed to have the world by the tail. Until the mountains turned around to bite. The Cornet Creek flood of 1914 blew out of the canyon and smashed Telluride. The drama played out in minutes but echoed through the following century, producing a curious mythology around the heroic actions Dollie took to save her dog. This mythology only grew over time, yet she remained enigmatic. As a stock character, her true identity-even her name-was not thought a worthy addition to the legend. In exposing the roots of those myths, we uncover a much darker one conjured by a vengeful newspaper editor, and carefully designed to do to Elwood what the flood could not. As Dollie's grandnephew, the author has unique insight into her story.

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Engaging story with lots of fun details...I loved how all the pieces are put together. -Amazon Customer ...lessons that reverberate even into today. -Goodreads Reviewer Just read it! Great book! -Facebook User

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Alan Creel lives in Carrollton, Texas and is a retired mechanical designer and programmer with many years in manufacturing and engineering process automation. He enjoyed his time as a volunteer tutor, mentor and coach at public STEM schools. He believes strongly in knowing our history and remembering our ancestors. Tyler David Creel is a composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tyler holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Texas Christian University's music composition program, and his eclectic style spans genres such as folk, ambient, and jazz. Aside from the concert hall, Tyler's works have appeared in film, theater, and modern dance recitals, while featuring many different ensembles from orchestras to rock bands. As a founding member of the TCU Laptop Ensemble, he continues to push the boundaries of electronic music while using his experience with guitar, piano, and voice to integrate traditional instruments. Tyler's works can be found online via YouTube, Instagram, and Soundcloud.

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