Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003
⭐7.7(9 votes)
1h 47m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Overview
In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless carriage." Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. Jackson's trip would prove them wrong.
About Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) is a Documentary, History, TV Movie film that follows in the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless carriage." Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. Jackson's trip would prove them wrong. Currently, you can watch Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, WETA+, TPT. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 9 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
