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. The documentary focuses primarily on Horatio Nelson Jackson and his Winton car, The Vermont; along with his companions Sewall K. Crocker, his pet pit bull Bud and frequent correspondence with Jackson's wife Bertha Richardson Wells. The journey became a race between three teams, the winners being Jackson and Crocker.
The documentary has a companion book and audiobook, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, authored by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, published by Knopf in 2003.
Created By | ||
---|---|---|
Status | Ended | |
Original Name | Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip | |
First Air Date | — | |
Last Air Date | — | |
Seasons | — | |
Episodes | — | |
Episode Runtime | 0min | |
Language | — | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | — | |
Production Companies | ||
Networks |