| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color w/black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
PBS Home Video.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, Dolby surround stereo., NTSC. |
| Language |
In English; closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Keith David ; Voices: Tom Hanks, Adam Arkin, Tom Bodett, Philip Bosco, Kevin Conway, John Cullum, Murphy Guyer, Amy Madigan, George Plimpton, Eli Wallach. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Allen Moore, Ken Burns ; editor, Erik Ewers. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 2003. |
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Special features: the making of Horatio's drive, outtakes from the film. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, drove from San Francisco to New York City, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis & Clark over two years to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Horatio went the opposite direction, by means of the "Horseless carriage", in less than 3 months. |
| Subject |
Jackson, Horatio Nelson, 1862-
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Automobile travel -- Videodiscs.
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Automobiles -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Description and travel -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Duncan, Dayton.
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Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Keith, David.
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Hanks, Tom.
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Arkin, Adam.
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Bodett, Tom.
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Bosco, Philip.
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Conway, Kevin.
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Cullum, John, 1930-
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Guyer, Murphy.
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Madigan, Amy.
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Plimpton, George.
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Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014.
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Moore, Allen.
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Ewers, Erik.
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Florentine Films.
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American Lives II Film Project.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
America's first road trip |
| ISBN |
1415702519 |
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9781415702512 |
| Standard No. |
097368858640 |
| Music No. |
88586 PBS Home Video |
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