"The result is this wonderful book that is not only a journal and an adventure story but its annotated. It has all kinds of historical notes and sidebar material and some great photos and it's really wonderful."
—John L. Smith, State of Nevada contributor, Nevada Public Radio,
(read full article and interview here)

"The Lyon brothers' journey conjures images of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charles Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis, Jack Kerouac's On the Road, and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In Arthur and Joe Jr.'s uniquely American quest, their epic Manhattan to Managua undertaking now takes its place in the panoply of exploration after the close of the frontier."
—Sally Denton, from her conclusion

"This tale of unmitigated gumption is recounted in the recently published book: 1930: Manhattan to Managua, North America's First Transnational Automobile Trip. The book is basically the day-to-day dairy of one of the two brothers, Arthur Lyon."
—Thomas Mitchell, read the full book review on the 4th St8! blog