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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...

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Corporate Authors: Florentine Films, American Lives II Film Project, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:PBS Home Video
Subjects:
Jackson, Horatio Nelson, > 1872-1955.
Automobile travel.
Automobiles.
United States > Description and travel.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
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

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