Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Movie · Documentary · Adventure

Horatio's Drive recounts the inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 1903, on a visionary whim and a 50-dollar bet, became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. From master storyteller Ken Burns, this film is now fully restored in high definition!

2003 · 1h 46m
Director Ken Burns

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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

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Horatio's Drive recounts the inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 1903, on a visionary whim and a 50-dollar bet, became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. From master storyteller Ken Burns, this film is now fully restored in high definition!

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Studio
PBS
Released
2003
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Region of Origin
United States

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English (United States) (SDH), Spanish (Latin America) (SDH)