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A family packed in a small car.

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Ken Burns

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Ken Burns

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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.

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Horatio's Drive

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Season 1 Episode 1

Horatio's Drive

Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive across the continent.

New York

New York

New York

They drove into Manhattan at 4:30 in the morning.

Cleveland

Cleveland

Cleveland

Horatio Jackson refused support from the Winton Company.

San Francisco

San Francisco

San Francisco

Horatio started out in San Francisco on the first American road trip.

Lost in Wyoming

Lost in Wyoming

Lost in Wyoming

Horatio got lost in Wyoming.

Mt. Shasta

Mt. Shasta

Mt. Shasta

Horatio drove through beautiful countryside in Northern California.

Archer, Wyoming

Archer, Wyoming

Archer, Wyoming

Horatio was stuck in Archer, WY waiting for parts.

Bud

Bud

Bud

Horatio and his driver added a third member to the team, a young bulldog.