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horatios drive americas first road trip b & w general title
this ken burns documentary is a vivid celebration of pioneering automobilist % dr. horatio nelson jackson . in 1903 % jackson accepted a 50 dollar bet to drive from san francisco to new york city in his 20 horsepower winton touring car the vermont . with only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire country virtually no worthwhile terrain maps and absolutely no filling stations % nelson and his co driver % sewall k. crocker literally had their work cut out for them . accompanied by their pet bulldog % bud fitted out in goggles and duster like his human companions % nelson and % crocker embarked upon americas first transcontinental motor trip at a rate of 20 miles per hour and before their 63 1 2 day odyssey was over they found themselves in the middle of a race to the finish thanks to the last minute maneuverings of two competing automobile firms packard and oldsmobile . producers burns and dayton duncan recreated % jackson s historical journey under many of the same condition with a special camera mounted on their own car to simulate % jackson s point of view ; and in typical burns fashion the two hour documentary is rounded out with vintage still photos and recitations of % jackson s personal letters with tom hanks providing the good doctors voice . horatios drive americas first road trip was originally telecast by who else pbs . hal erickson all movie guide . br br ccthe making of horatios driveouttakes from the film romance of roadthe first road triphoratio nelson jackson . br br ccthe making of horatios driveouttakes from the film romance of roadthe first road triphoratio nelson jackson .