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1930 : Manhattan to Managua, North America's first transnational automobile trip / by Arthur Lyon ; edited and introduced by Larry Lyon ; with annotations by Denis Wood ; and a conclusion by Sally Denton.

Van Pelt Library F1432 .L96 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lyon, Arthur, 1904-1993, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Automobile travel.
Central America--Description and travel.
Central America.
Automobile travel--United States.
United States.
Automobile travel--Mexico.
Automobile travel--Central America.
Mexico.
Physical Description:
223 pages ; 27 cm
Place of Publication:
Staunton, VA : George F Thompson Publishing, [2020]
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Central America through a Windshield: 1930
ch. I Getting Started
ch. II Breaking the Trallie Problem
ch. III Skyscrapers and Cactus
ch. IV The Reach for Lucky Instead of a Gun
ch. V "Es Esta Camina Para Mexico?"
ch. VI In Mexico City without a Road
ch. VII Special Train Number Thirteen
Conclusion: Celebrating America's Spirit of Adventures by Sally Denton
ch. VIII Some Low Gear Work in Guatemala
ch. IX Problems of Traffic, Coffee, and Finance
ch. X We Attend a Band Concert
-in Pajamas
ch. XI A Detour in the Interest of Commerce
ch. XII In the Territory of the United States Marines
ch. XIII The Last Lap.
ISBN:
9781938086670
1938086678
OCLC:
1091844445

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