The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
- Awards
- 1 win
Keith David
- Narrator
- (voice)
Adam Arkin
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Tom Bodett
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Philip Bosco
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Kevin Conway
- Other Voices
- (voice)
John Cullum
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Murphy Guyer
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Amy Madigan
- Other Voices
- (voice)
George Plimpton
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Eli Wallach
- Other Voices
- (voice)
Roger Allison
- Self
- (scenes deleted)
Horatio Nelson Jackson
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Crazy creditsAt the end, a photo of Dr. Jackson's dog is seen, and the sound of a dog barking can be heard.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
- SoundtracksHe'd Have to Get Under - Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up His Automobile)
(uncredited)
Music by Maurice Abrahams (1913)
Lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie
Performed by Bobby Horton
Featured review
A wonderful tale of men, machine, and dog.
There's something that's just so amiable and adventurous about this documentary about a doctor from the state of Vermont who wanted to be the first to drive an automobile from the West to the East Coast. He's an amateur who buys his own vehicle and personally funds most of his other expenses as well. He's challenged by a team sponsored by an auto maker.
Somehow, Ken Burns finds just the right mix of archival and location footage to make it all a grand and very real adventure, an accomplishment given the limited resources with which he had to work.
And then there's Bud, the dog who accompanied them, and for whom they fitted his own pair of driving goggles.
Somehow, Ken Burns finds just the right mix of archival and location footage to make it all a grand and very real adventure, an accomplishment given the limited resources with which he had to work.
And then there's Bud, the dog who accompanied them, and for whom they fitted his own pair of driving goggles.
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- Also known as
- Pionierfahrt 1903: Mit 20 PS durch die USA
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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