Bibliograph

Horatio's drive, America's first road trip, a Florentine Films production, a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; writer, Dayton Duncan ; director, Ken Burns

Type

Label

Horatio's drive, America's first road trip, a Florentine Films production, a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; writer, Dayton Duncan ; director, Ken Burns

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Horatio's drive

Medium

videorecording

Responsibility statement

a Florentine Films production, a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; writer, Dayton Duncan ; director, Ken Burns

Runtime

107

Sub title

America's first road trip

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification