Johnstown Pennsylvania Books

• JOHNSTOWN FLOOD by David McCullough

  • The history of civil engineering may sound boring, but in David McCullough's hands it is, well, riveting. His award-winning histories of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal were preceded by this account of the disastrous dam failure that drowned Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889.
• Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History, Part One: 1890-1936 by Randy G. Whittle
  • The flood of 1889 has often taken center stage in the history of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but the history of this community is greater than this tragedy. In this first installment of a two-volume set, local author Randy Whittle explores in-depth the history of this quintessential American community that has endured and prospered through the generations.
• Johnstown Flood: The Day the Dam Burst by Mary Gow
• The Johnstown Flood by Marc Tyler Nobleman