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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan. Its subject is the first cross-country automobile journey in the United States, which occurred during the summer of 1903.
Oct 6, 2003 · Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip: Directed by Ken Burns. With Keith David, Tom Hanks, Adam Arkin, Tom Bodett. The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
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- Documentary, Adventure, History
- Ken Burns
- 2003-10-06
Ken Burns and Florentine Films put viewers in the front seat of Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson's historic — and hilarious — journey to be first person to cross the United States by car. Now streaming.
In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross...
Horatio’s Drive. America's First Road Trip. In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled “horseless carriage.”
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A celebration of American idealism, this is a heartening adventure story set against the backdrop of a rapidly ...
In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless carriage."