„Johnstown Flood: Reviews and Praise”. ElectricEggplant. Архивирано из оригинала 14. 08. 2007. г. Приступљено 23. 4. 2008.. The bestselling author Erik Larson has written that The Johnstown Flood was a book that changed his life. He found it full of "suspense, drama, class conflict, dire goings-on." Larson decided to write in the same genre, what he calls "narrative nonfiction," and thought Makalou's book "a Baedeker for how to go about it. I analyzed his source notes and outlined the story chapter by chapter, to try to divine just how he did it. And suddenly I had my compass. The result was Isaac's Storm." AARP Magazine, April/May, 2015,10.
„David McCullough”. National Book Awards Acceptance Speeches. National Book Foundation. Архивирано из оригинала 15. 4. 2008. г. Приступљено 24. 4. 2008.
„David McCullough”. National Book Awards Acceptance Speeches. National Book Foundation. Архивирано из оригинала 15. 4. 2008. г. Приступљено 24. 4. 2008.
„Johnstown Flood: Reviews and Praise”. ElectricEggplant. Архивирано из оригинала 14. 08. 2007. г. Приступљено 23. 4. 2008.. The bestselling author Erik Larson has written that The Johnstown Flood was a book that changed his life. He found it full of "suspense, drama, class conflict, dire goings-on." Larson decided to write in the same genre, what he calls "narrative nonfiction," and thought Makalou's book "a Baedeker for how to go about it. I analyzed his source notes and outlined the story chapter by chapter, to try to divine just how he did it. And suddenly I had my compass. The result was Isaac's Storm." AARP Magazine, April/May, 2015,10.