Americas first road trip, which debuts monday, october 6th, at 9. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the. America s first road trip 2003 tv movie plot summary 2 the saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by automobilein 1903. Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. America s first road trip, documentary, 2003 pictures provided by. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the new fangled horseless carriage. America s first road trip by dayton duncan and ken burns 2003, hardcover at. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Horatios drive streaming video santa monica public.
Even back in 1967, when i cruised across the us in my mustang, a journey spanning north america was a challenge, sixty four years after hnj did it with crocker and bud and mud holes that passed as roads. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first. Horatios drive 1st american road tripaugies adventures. It would mark the beginning of a new era in america and the end of another. America s first road trip dvd,get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america.
Horatios drive america s first road trip in the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Horatio nelson jackson, an eccentric vermont doctor, drove from san francisco to new york city, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent a feat never before accomplished. Americas first road trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by ken burns and written by dayton duncan. Released by columbia records in 2003 containing music from horatio s drive. In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Horatio nelson jackson, and the first successful car trip across the united states, has been commemorated in a documentary film by the celebrated ken burns, horatios drive. This film tells the hilarious story of the first transcontinental automobile trip, an adventure undertaken in 1903 by dr horatio nelson jackson. America s first road trip 2003 ken burns on allmovie this ken burns documentary is a vivid celebration.
Horatio nelson jackson, an eccentric vermont doctor, drove from san francisco to new york city, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. Discover the latest info about road trip cerve pong and read our other article related to road trip cerve pong, at allpelicula completa. I first became aware of this unbelievable feat about a year ago when i read the book horatios drive written by dayton duncan and ken burns which is based on their pbs documentary film of the same name. America s first road trip has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1. We took the great american road tripand we did it carbonfree. Horatio nelson jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. Americas first road trip 2003 the saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by automobilein 1903. Travelling in a 20horsepower 1903 winton touring car with a driving partner and a bulldog named bud, jackson. Subtitled america s first road trip, horatio s drive captures the remarkable odyssey of horatio nelson jackson, a doctor from vermont whoaccompanied by a former professional bicyclist and a bulldog named budhelmed the first trip from coast to coast in a car. Ken burnss documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental road trip, one undertaken for the flimsiest of reasons. Then this past weekend, i made the pilgrimage to the smithsonian american history museum to see the car for myself. Horatio nelson jackson started up his winton in san francisco. Horatio nelson jacksons historic 1903 drive across the u. America s first road trip 2003, dvd this is a ken burns pbs documentary on the first road trip across the united states.
Horatios drive americas first road trip pbs america uk. As one who was eight when horatio nelson jackson passed away, all i can do is thank him for his pioneering trip. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the newfangled horseless carriage. America s first road trip season 1 episode 1 america s first road trip. Ken burns chronicles the nations first road trip by horatio jackson, a thirtyoneyearold vermont doctor who drove his car from san francisco to new york on mainly unpaved roads in 1903. Read a note from ken burns on the making of the film, horatio s drive. In 1903, americans considered automobiles practical for short trips only. Riding along with horacio jackson on the first american cross country road trip, 1903, with only 6% of roads paved, and the remaining fivethousand plus journey comprised of gravel roads, dirt roads, wagon trails, horse paths, and miles upon miles of no roads in sight, with a whole heap of mechanical breakdowns over a two month period thats. America s first road trip season 1, episode 5 tvg cc sd in the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america.
America s first road trip 2003 the story of the first car trip across america from san francisco to new york before highways history m. A hundred years later, anyone can take a car and perform horatio s drive in a few days, but in 1903, there were about 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation, and most of. Americas first road trip, a 2003 film and book by dayton duncan and ken burns, jackson and a mechanic bounced out of san francisco in a 20. Its subject is the first crosscountry automobile journey in the united states, which occurred during the summer of 1903. Film maker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip.
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