Horatio's Drive
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.
Episodes
-
Horatio's Drive
S1 E1 - 1h 46m
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.
Extras + Features
-
Cleveland
S1 - 4m 18s
The Winton Company offered to give Jackson support for the rest of the trip but he refused.
-
Mt. Shasta
S1 - 1m 50s
Horatio drove through beautiful countryside in Northern California.
-
Archer, Wyoming
S1 - 2m 21s
Horatio was stuck in Archer, Wyoming waiting for parts and missing his wife on their 4th anniversary.
-
New York
S1 - 4m 9s
They crossed the Hudson at Albany to a cheering crowd and met up with reporters and Mrs. Horatio Jackson in Peekskill. They drove into Manhattan at 4:30 in the morning.
-
Lost in Wyoming
S1 - 3m 19s
After fixing the car in Idaho, Horatio was optimistic that he would make it to Rawlins, WY. They proceeded to get hopelessly lost.
-
San Francisco
S1 - 1m 46s
On May 23, 1903 Horatio started out in San Francisco on the first American road trip.
-
Bud
S1 - 1m 57s
Horatio and his driver added a third member to the team in Caldwell, ID, a young bulldog named Bud.
WETA Passport
Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.
Similar Shows
![A Chocolate Lens: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/01/298396-FL3y1Xm-show-poster2x3-wo88gI6.jpg?itok=wIXJb710)
A Chocolate Lens
History
![Code Name: Ayalon: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/17/279343-ipDCZj0-show-poster2x3-eI7a5el.jpg?itok=aZ7vVq6D)
Code Name: Ayalon
History
![Memphis Belle: Her Final Mission: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/18/204041-Nc0SHVG-show-poster2x3-9Z0NPG8.jpg?itok=EdeHHg7y)
Memphis Belle: Her Final Mission
History
![Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/16/289680-U3xcmjK-show-poster2x3-CW70xtc.jpg?itok=SQ_kvOHy)
![The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/07/10/301656-CFfqtUi-show-poster2x3-PQZseqw.jpg?itok=UMD_NcjC)
![The Gettysburg Story: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/16/299113-mcRjHnJ-show-poster2x3-CWyJojA.jpg?itok=H_D0pb7w)
The Gettysburg Story
History
![Hemingway: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/17/11802-n8LSv1u-show-poster2x3-TdXlueR.jpg?itok=BmySdDJZ)
Hemingway
History
![The Black Church: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2024/04/17/12657-qkJ22cN-show-poster2x3-IR4c3y5.jpg?itok=AyFhj3tm)
The Black Church
History
![Slavery by Another Name: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2023/03/01/2910-uOszdtxSdFSJCfA7vwZA.jpg?itok=Lzy9Y-LG)
Slavery by Another Name
History
![Central Park Five: show-poster2x3](/sites/default/files/styles/230x346/public/pbs_media_manager_images/2022/10/03/3000-jhzbCwX-show-poster2x3-DRhAB7Z.jpg?itok=JP5BPuGp)
Central Park Five
History