Horatio's drive : America's first road trip.

Get set for an adventure that marked a new era in America! Film-maker Ken Burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip. On a visionary whim and a $50 bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. His arriv...

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Other Authors:	Duncan, Dayton, Burns, Ken, 1953-, Keith, David, Hanks, Tom, Arkin, Adam, Bodett, Tom, Bosco, Philip, Conway, Kevin, Cullum, John, 1930-, Guyer, Murphy, Madigan, Amy, Plimpton, George, Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, Moore, Allen, 1952-, Ewers, Erik
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[United States] : PBS : Made available through hoopla, 2003.
Series:	PBS Home Video.
Subjects:	Automobile travel. Automobiles. United States > Description and travel. Automobile travel > Drama. Voyages en automobile. États-Unis > Descriptions et voyages. Travel. United States. Documentaries and Factual Films Downloadable video. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Get set for an adventure that marked a new era in America! Film-maker Ken Burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip. On a visionary whim and a $50 bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. His arrival in New York City, after every imaginable breakdown and delay, proved that the "horseless carriage" really did have a future.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 120 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:	01:46:52
Audience:	Rated TVG.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Allen Moore, Ken Burns ; editor, Erik Ewers.