Historical photographs and text help chronicle the 1903 cross-country drive of Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson Jackson and his friend Sewall Crocker--the first automobile trip ever made across the U.S.--in a vehicle without a roof, windshield, or speeds higher than thirty miles an hour, without the aid of paved roads or streetlights.
year: 2003, 2004
call number/section: 917.3
subjects: jackson, horatio nelson, b. 1862, travel, united states, duncan, dayton, automobile travel, united states, history, 20th century, overland journeys to the pacific, united states, description and travel, video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Duncan, Dayton
Distributed by Random House (2003)
Historical photographs and text help chronicle the first automobile trip across the United States, by Horatio Nelson Jackson in 1903.
Schools: 3
Duncan, Dayton
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment (2004)
Historical photographs and text help chronicle the 1903 cross-country drive of Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson Jackson and his friend Sewall Crocker--the first automobile trip ever made across the U.S.--in a vehicle without a roof, windshield, or speeds higher than thirty miles an hour, without the aid of paved roads or streetlights.
Schools: 0