Horatio's Drive America's First Road Trip
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. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis...
| Corporate Author: | Florentine Films., American Lives II Film Project., WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS Home Video., Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Duncan, Dayton., Burns, Ken, 1953-, Keith, David, 1954-, Hanks, Tom., Arkin, Adam., Bodett, Tom., Bosco, Philip., Conway, Kevin., Cullum, John, 1930-, Guyer, Murphy., Madigan, Amy., Plimpton, George., Wallach, Eli, 1915-, Moore, Allen., Ewers, Erik. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[United States] : Hollywood, CA :
PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
c2004.
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| Edition: | Full screen version. |
| Series: |
PBS Home Video
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
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. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis & Clark over two years to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Horatio went the opposite direction, by means of the "Horseless carriage", in less than 3 months. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally broadcast in 2003. Special features: the making of Horatio's drive, outtakes from the film. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. w/b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1, Dolby surround stereo., NTSC. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Allen Moore, Ken Burns ; editor, Erik Ewers. |
| ISBN: |
1415702519 : 9781415702512 |