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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780641440
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0780641442
Label: Pbs Home Video
Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pbs Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 30, 2003
Running Time: 146 minutes
Sales Rank: 22138
Studio: Pbs Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 06, 2003
Editorial Review:
Description:
Horatio's Drive recounts the simultaneously inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 1903 - on a visionary whim and a 50-dollar bet - became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent, heralding the future of the 'horseless carriage' as a vehicle destined for more than inner-city travel and as a machine that would transform American life.
Amazon.com:
Subtitled 'America's First Road Trip,' Horatio's Drive captures the remarkable odyssey of Horatio Nelson Jackson, a doctor from Vermont who--accompanied by a former professional bicyclist and a bulldog named Bud--helmed the first trip from coast to coast in a car. In 1903, after making a $50 bet he could drive to New York City in 90 days, Nelson set off from San Francisco in a used Winton two-seater than he bought for $3000 and proceeded to cross a country where most roads, if they existed at all, were still made of dirt. Pulling together newspaper articles, period movies, and Jackson's own photographs and passionate love letters to his wife, famed documentarian Ken Burns crafts a love letter of his own to the automobile and the ways it has shaped American life. Horatio's Drive is both educational and completely entertaining. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The original off roader
I can't say enough about this movie. It's a true story. It was made by the Legendary Ken Burns. It was tremendously inspiring. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! Horatio was a bit of an aristocrat, and based soley on a fifty dollar bet, he decides to drive across the United States from San Francisco to New York. Not much of an accomplishment today, but in Horatio's day there were no roads. Oh did I mention that Horatio was attempting to be the first person to cross the United States in a Car. With no experience, ... Read More
Rating: - Total Enjoyment Documentary for the Whole Family
Before tuning into PBS for this documentary, I thought, "Who cares about a rich kid with nothing better to do than make a $50.00 bet that he can go across the United States in 90 days or less?" Well, I had to retract that question after seeing it. I enjoyed it so much I bought it. This DVD was filled with the Old Yankee ingenuity and American spirit, ordinary people helping other people in times of need. Jackson and his mechanic found out more than just proving they could accomplish such a great feat. ... Read More
Rating: - "My Darling Swipes...."
Horatio Nelson Jackson bet a group of men in San Francisco $50 he could drive an automobile coast to coast in three months or less, something which had never been done before.
"You're on," they told him, and the next day Jackson searched for a suitable vehicle. He spent $3,000 on a 1903 Winton Touring Car, hired a mechanic to accompany him on the drive, and three days later left the city by the Golden Gate heading for the Big Apple.
The duet became a trio when Horatio Jackson brought aboard ... Read More
Rating: - Thank goodness it was only a two-seater!
I would never have imagined that a cross-country trip would have
been so hazardous as late as 1903. Mr Burns' film reminds the
viewer, though, that this trip was undertaken only a few years
after the West was officially considered settled.
As usual, the narrative is thoughtful, and the voice-overs are
superb. Tom Hanks was an excellent choice for Horatio Nelson.
The "two-seater" comment above? Watching this film, I was
actutely aware of what it might have ... Read More
Rating:  - I LOVE KEN BURNS' STUFF
lots of fun following their voyage, hard for us to visualize 100 years ago what our country looked like and what was happening in the average persons life. no long distance travel in a matter of hours. every trip took days. you either stayed within a few miles of home, or you were gone for weeks. We memorialize rt. 66 and the Lincoln Highway, but Horatio didn't even have the ole 2 lane blacktop. no motels, no koa's with electrical hook-ups. this is roughing it to the max. Just like traveling back roads today and ... Read More
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