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." Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. Jackson's trip would prove them wrong.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
107 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
107 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Oct 6, 2003
Season
2003
Average Score
77%
Mean Score
77%
Ratings
9
Popularity
9
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Florentine Films, american lives ii film project
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Country
United States

Tags

road trip50%automobile50%cross country50%

Description

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." Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. Jackson's trip would prove them wrong.

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Japanese

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