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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan. Its subject is the first cross-country automobile journey in the United States, which occurred during the summer of 1903. The documentary focuses primarily on Horatio Nelson Jackson and his Winton car, The Vermont; along with his companions Sewall K. Crocker, his pet pitbull Bud and frequent correspondence with Jackson's wife Bertha Richardson Wells. The journey became a race among three teams, the winners being Jackson and Crocker.
Original Release
10/06/2003
US Release
10/06/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Tom Hanks | Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice) / Horatio Nelson Jackson |
| Adam Arkin | |
| Tom Bodett | Other Voices |
| Philip Bosco | |
| Kevin Conway | Other Voices |
| John Cullum | |
| Murphy Guyer | Other Voices |
| Amy Madigan | |
| George Plimpton | Other Voices |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Tom Hanks | Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice) / Horatio Nelson Jackson |
| Adam Arkin | |
| Tom Bodett | Other Voices |
| Philip Bosco | |
| Kevin Conway | Other Voices |
| John Cullum | |
| Murphy Guyer | Other Voices |
| Amy Madigan | |
| George Plimpton | Other Voices |
| Eli Wallach | |
| Roger Allison | Self |
| Mary Louise Blanchard | Self |
| William Least Heat-Moon | Self (writer) |
| Drake Hokanson | Self |
| Horatio Nelson Jackson | Self |
| Ann Wall | Self |
| Dayton Duncan | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Pam Tubridy Baucom | Producer |
| Craig Mellish | Producer |
| Susanna Steisel | Producer |
