In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a horseless buggybut that did not stop horatio nelson jackson, a thirtyoneyearold vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that. The saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by. Horatio nelson jackson started up his winton in san francisco. Ken burns and florentine films put viewers in the front seat of dr.
Because of this, the film loses a bit of its dramatic punch. I love odd little documentaries like horatios drive. Americas best idea 2009 the tenth inning 2010 prohibition 2011 the dust bowl 2012 the central park five 2012 yosemite. Americas first road trip 2003 10062003 us documentary 1h 40m user score. The opening nights theme, great road trips, features a pair of films to anchor the event, including horatios drive americas first road trip, by ken burns and dayton duncan, and 32 hours 7 minutes, by corey welles. Request ken burns documentary series collection poster. The rise and fall of jack johnson 2004 the war 2007 the national parks. Fonda was nominated for the best actress miniseries or tv film award at the 2002 golden globes for her role in the film. Horatio s drive is the soundtrack to a ken burns documentary on jackson s historic crosscountry jaunt and features reinterpretations of popular songs of the day bill. For the art aficionado, cosmic motors by daniel simon, offers a behind the scenes look at vehicle design, and many gorgeous visuals on the future of automobiles.
America s best idea 2009 the tenth inning 2010 prohibition 2011 the dust bowl 2012 the central park five 2012 yosemite. Americas first road trip 2003 james higgins 20091207. Subtitled americas first road trip, horatios drive follows vermont doctor horatio nelson jackson and a professional bicyclist and his pet bulldog, bud as they set off on the first coasttocoast car trip. Crocker became the first people to drive an automobile across the united states. Four days later, he left california in a twocylinder horseless carriage with a top cruising speed of 30 miles per hour and began americas first transcontinental road trip. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the newfangled horseless carriage. Jul 23, 20 the opening nights theme, great road trips, features a pair of films to anchor the event, including horatios drive americas first road trip, by ken burns and dayton duncan, and 32 hours 7 minutes, by corey welles.
In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Horatios drive was the third known attempt to cross the country via automobile. A hundred years later, anyone can take a car and perform horatios drive in a few days, but in 1903, there were about 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation, and most of. America s first road trip is a oneepisode, twohour film, for which burns teamed up again with writerproducer dayton duncan. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Americas first road trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by ken burns and written by dayton duncan. This film tells the hilarious story of the first transcontinental automobile trip, an adventure undertaken in 1903 by dr horatio nelson jackson.
Awardwinning filmmaker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first. Horatio nelson jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. Its subject is the first crosscountry automobile journey in the united states, which occurred during the summer of 1903. Subtitled americas first road trip, horatios drive captures the remarkable odyssey of horatio nelson jackson, a doctor from vermont whoaccompanied by a former professional bicyclist and a bulldog named budhelmed the first trip from coast to coast in a car. Ken burns s documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental road trip, one undertaken for the flimsiest of reasons. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. None of the previous had made it very far before mechanical problems ended their attempts. Horatio nelson jacksons historic 1903 drive across the u. This was americas first transcontinental road trip, and like all road trips that would follow it included the usual mix of breakdowns and flat tires, inedible meals and. Horatio nelson jackson dont you just love that name. It takes us back to 1903 and tells the story of the first transcontinental automobile trip, taken by dr. A pivotal momentthe 1903 winton trip was a pivotal moment in american. A photo showing a map of the united states of america, with a red line.
Horatios drive is the soundtrack to a ken burns documentary on jacksons historic crosscountry jaunt and features reinterpretations of popular songs of the day bill. Horatio nelson jackson was an american physician and automobile pioneer. Two men and a dog cross american continent in winton. For the adventurer, its hard to beat horatios drive. Horatios drive 1st american road tripaugies adventures. America s first road trip season 1, episode 1 america s first road trip. A line from linda history is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. The film revolves around a reporter played by fonda covering the birth of the first cloned human and the public furor that ensues, along with reputation troubles faced by the doctor involved. Jul 01, 2003 the companion volume to the pbs documentary film about the firstand perhaps most astonishingautomobile trip across the united states. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first.
The saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by automobilein 1903. Mceuen s music was most recently featured in horatio s drive. Subtitled america s first road trip, horatio s drive captures the remarkable odyssey of horatio nelson jackson, a doctor from vermont whoaccompanied by a former professional bicyclist and a bulldog named budhelmed the first trip from coast to coast in a car. Filmmaker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip. In all, horatio s drive feels like a facsimile of the music for america s first road trip and it works as such, but there is no dust, dirt, or grit here, and one kind of wishes burns could have licensed the old 78s for some of these songs scratches and all. At the summit, we purchased a tshirt for thomas with the letters nyc and a famous 20th century image called lunch atop a skyscraper. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the newfangled horseless.
The journey of the corps of discovery is a 1997 documentary film about the lewis and clark expedition directed and coproduced by ken burns. America s first road trip 2003the story of the first car trip across america from san francisco to new york before highways history m. Americas first road trip season 1, episode 1 americas first road trip. Mceuens music was most recently featured in horatios drive. See more ideas about road trip, jackson and great american road trip. Dayton duncan and allen moore film a 1903 winton for the excellent ken burns documentary, horatios drive, the story of americas first road trip. Tadads 75 book challenge 75 books challenge for 2008. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The film, which debuted in 1947, had scenes filmed at night in the 8floor. Horatios drive americas first road trip pbs america uk. Crocker and a bulldog named bud, jacksons trip would prove them wrong. The man was horatio nelson jackson, one of those allamerican types who.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Crocker, a 22 year old former professional bicycle racer from tacoma, washington, who was working in california as a mechanic. Horatio started out in san francisco on the first american road trip. The first american automobiles had been built only 10 years earlier, and. Americas first road trip 2003 starring tom hanks on dvd and bluray.
Americas first road trip the station has agreed to film a oneminute introduction to the documentary hosted by governor james douglas and vermont secretary of transportation dawn terrill. Americas first road trip2003the story of the first car trip across america from san francisco to new york before highways history m. America s first road trip get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america. It tells an obscure story about a weird man who, on a lark, made a bet he could drive from san francisco to new york. By 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was completed, and americans could now cross their nation in weeks instead of months or years. In all, horatios drive feels like a facsimile of the music for americas first road trip and it works as such, but there is no dust, dirt, or grit here, and one kind of wishes burns could have licensed the old 78s for some of these songs scratches and all. After making a bet that he could drive from san francisco to new york in 90 days this was 1903, folks, jackson bought a winton. The companion volume to the pbs documentary film about the firstand perhaps most astonishingautomobile trip across the united states. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a horseless buggybut that did not stop horatio nelson jackson, a thirtyoneyearold vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he.
Automotive film festival added to monterey schedule. Four days later, he left california in a twocylinder horseless carriage with a top cruising speed of 30 miles per hour and began america s first transcontinental road trip. America s first road trip 2003 unforgivable blackness. Overview for bernard mceveety turner classic movies. The film, produced by burns florentine films for washington, dc pbs station wetatv, first aired on pbs on november 4 and 5, 1997. Wonderful use of old footage, excellent narration by tom hanks. Winton touring car, 1903 in the spring and summer of h.
Americas first road trip, documentary, 2003 pictures provided by. Even so, horatio retained an indomitable spirit, bent on finishing the trip that he had started. After one harrowing drive over a stretch of narrow, bumpy road in the. Americas first road trip dvd,get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america. Ken burnss documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental road trip, one undertaken for the flimsiest of reasons. Horatios drive tells the story of americas first transcontinental road trip, which, like all road trips that would follow, included the usual mix of breakdowns and flat tires, inedible meals and uncomfortable beds, getting lost and enduring bad weather and having a truly unforgettable experience crossing the nations vast landscape. Jan 01, 2003 the companion volume to the pbs documentary film about the firstand perhaps most astonishingautomobile trip across the united states. Fonda was nominated for the best actress miniseries or tv film award at the 2002 golden globes for her role in. The congress 1988 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A gathering of spirit 20 the address 2014 the roosevelts. What a wonderful documentary, unexpectedly entertaining. Americas first road trip has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Film maker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip.
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